Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Palestine

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Varies by Region
Since 1951
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Unrecognized
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentVaries by Region
Since 2019
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2014
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Varies by Region
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