Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Saint Kitts and Nevis

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
15 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Legal
Since 2022
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1983
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
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 bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Equal
Since 2022
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