Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Mexico

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
73 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
89 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Legal
Since 1929
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Legal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal
Since 2003
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Sexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2003
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Varies by Region
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Legal
Since 2012
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2024
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Equal
Since 1871
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