Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & Mauritania

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
57 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1983
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Since 1983
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2021
N/A
Since 1983
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