Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Niue

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Male illegal, female legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Legal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Equal
Since 2007
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