Compare LGBT Rights in Gabon & Mauritania

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2020
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2024
Banned
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1991
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2016
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 1983
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2020
Illegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2020
N/A
Since 1983
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