Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Nicaragua

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
42 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Sexual orientation only
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Single only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Equal
Since 2007
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