Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Slovakia

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
49 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
66 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Unregistered cohabitation
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1983
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2008
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Single only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Legal
Since 1993
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Banned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Equal
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