Compare LGBT Rights in Lebanon & Mauritania

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
14 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityAmbiguous
Since 1943
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
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 onlyIllegal
Since 1983
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Illegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2013
Not banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2013
N/A
Since 1983
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