Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Mauritania

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1983
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Since 1983
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1983
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