Compare LGBT Rights in China & Mauritania

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Banned
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1991
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
Illegal
Since 1983
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Illegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
N/A
Since 1983
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