Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Mozambique

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
46 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
44 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Legal
Since 2015
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Banned
Since 2004
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1983
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Single only
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
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Equal
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