Compare LGBT Rights in Federated States of Micronesia & Mauritania

Equality Index ?
53 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
53 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation onlyNo protections
Since 1991
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2018
No protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Since 1983
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 1983
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