Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Sudan

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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1983
State-enforced
Since 1991
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
N/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
N/A
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