Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & New Zealand

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
75 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
64 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Legal
Since 1986
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2012
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Sexual orientation only
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Legal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Legal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2020
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Equal
Since 1986
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