Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Qatar

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
7 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
9 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Banned
Since 1915
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 1915
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1915
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1915
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1915
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Illegal
Since 1915
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Illegal
Since 1915
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1915
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
N/A
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