Compare LGBT Rights in Kyrgyzstan & Mauritania

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
35 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Banned
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2020
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2005
Banned
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 2005
Illegal
Since 1983
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1991
Illegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1998
N/A
Since 1983
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