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LGBT Rights in Adrar Region

The laws displayed for Adrar are the same as Mauritania.
    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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History

Homosexual activity in Adrar

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Homosexual activity in Adrar is illegal (death penalty as punishment).

Current status
Since Jul 9, 1983
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Male homosexuality is punishable by stoning; female homosexuality is punishable by fines or imprisonments
Added by vviet93  ·  1 accurate vote  ·  Report Error  ·  Log

Jul 9, 1983–Sep 8, 2018
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
2 years in prison and fine and stoning. Legal in some states. death penalty rarely enforced. Changes pending.
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Same-sex marriage in Adrar

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Same-sex marriage in Adrar is not legal.

Current status
Since Jul 9, 1983
Not legal
Sources:
(See homosexual activity sources.)
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Adrar

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Adrar 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.
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Right to change legal gender in Adrar

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Right to change legal gender in Adrar is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Not legal , Crossdressing is seen as a taboo .
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Adrar

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Adrar is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
Crossdressing is seen as a taboo, so there's no Third Gender recognition.
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LGBT discrimination in Adrar

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LGBT discrimination in Adrar is no protections.

Current status
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.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Adrar

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LGBT employment discrimination in Adrar is no protections.

Current status
Since Jul 12, 1991
No protections
No protection is granted as homosexuality still carries a death sentence.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Adrar

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LGBT housing discrimination in Adrar is no protections.

Current status
Since Jul 12, 1991
No protections
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Same-sex adoption in Adrar

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Same-sex adoption in Adrar is illegal.

Current status
Since Jul 9, 1983
Illegal
Sources:
(See homosexual activity sources.)
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Serving openly in military in Adrar

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Serving openly in military in Adrar is illegal.

Current status
Since Jul 8, 1983
Illegal
As homosexuality is illegal, serving in the military by LGBTQ+ individuals are also illegal
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Blood donations by MSMs in Adrar

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Blood donations by MSMs in Adrar is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown as homosexuality is illegal.
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Conversion therapy in Adrar

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Conversion therapy in Adrar is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
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Equal age of consent in Adrar

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Equal age of consent in Adrar is n/a.

Current status
Since Jul 9, 1983
N/A
Homosexual activity is illegal in Mauritania.
Sources:
(See homosexual activity sources.)
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Until Jul 9, 1983
N/A
Due to homosexuality being ilegal, there is no age of consent for homosexuals.
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