Compare LGBT Rights in Guatemala & Mauritania

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
29 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1871
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1963
Banned
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1983
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2021
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2007
Illegal
Since 1983
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
Since 1983
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