Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Norfolk Island

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Legal
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Legal
Since 2017
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
Legal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Banned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Equal
Since 1993
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