Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Mauritania

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalNo protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegalIllegal
Since 1983
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Illegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 1983
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