Compare LGBT Rights in Guyana & Mauritania

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
22 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1894
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2018
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1983
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Since 1983
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2021
Illegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1894
N/A
Since 1983
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