Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Moldova

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
67 / 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 punishment
Since 1983
Varies by Region
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2001
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Legal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1993
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Equal
Since 2003
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