Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Samoa

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Single only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
N/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Banned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Equal
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