Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Mauritius

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1983
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2008
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Unknown
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