Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Banned
Since 1984
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1983
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Unequal
Since 1947
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