Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Mongolia

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
64 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Banned
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Single only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Equal
Since 1992
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