Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Saint Kitts and Nevis

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
55 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
15 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Legal
Since 2022
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
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
Equal
Since 2022
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