Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Moldova

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
61 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Legal
Since 1995
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Single only
Since 2012
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2014
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Equal
Since 2002
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