Compare LGBT Rights in Côte d’Ivoire & Mauritania

Equality Index ?
24 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
14 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1983
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT IssuesAmbiguousImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-Affirming CareRestrictedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2000
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1991
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1991
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 1983
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
Since 1983
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