Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Saint Helena

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2009
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2009
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Legal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
N/A
Since 2000
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Equal
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