- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✖ Imprisonment as punishment
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- Ambiguous
- Conversion Therapy
- Ambiguous
- Age of Consent
- N/A
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Public Opinion
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People ?
Ranked #106 out of 119 regions surveyed. (Source: Gallup, 2013)
(91%) Not a good place
Good place (5%)
History
Homosexual activity in Mauritania is illegal (death penalty as punishment).
Current status
Since Jul 9, 1983
Since Jul 9, 1983
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Male homosexuality is punishable by stoning; female homosexuality is punishable by fines or imprisonments
Same-sex marriage in Mauritania is not legal.
Current status
Since Jul 9, 1983
Since Jul 9, 1983
Not legal
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Mauritania is imprisonment as punishment.
Current status
Imprisonment as punishment
The Mauritanian authorities uses provisions such as “indecency” and “incitation to debauchery” on those who challenge the country with LGBT social movements.
Right to change legal gender in Mauritania is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Not legal , Crossdressing is seen as a taboo .
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Mauritania is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Crossdressing is seen as a taboo, so there's no Third Gender recognition.
LGBT discrimination in Mauritania is no protections.
Current status
Since Jul 12, 1991
Since Jul 12, 1991
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal in Mauritania. As such, date provided is the date where the most recent version of the constitution came into effect.
LGBT employment discrimination in Mauritania is no protections.
Current status
Since Jul 12, 1991
Since Jul 12, 1991
No protections
No protection is granted as homosexuality still carries a death sentence.
LGBT housing discrimination in Mauritania is no protections.
Current status
Since Jul 12, 1991
Since Jul 12, 1991
No protections
Same-sex adoption in Mauritania is illegal.
Current status
Since Jul 9, 1983
Since Jul 9, 1983
Illegal
Serving openly in military in Mauritania is illegal.
Current status
Since Jul 8, 1983
Since Jul 8, 1983
Illegal
As homosexuality is illegal, serving in the military by LGBTQ+ individuals are also illegal
Blood donations by MSMs in Mauritania is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown as homosexuality is illegal.
Conversion therapy in Mauritania is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
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Alternative names: Muritaniya/Mauritanie (local name)
