Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Rwanda

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Banned
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1983
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Since 1986
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Equal
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