Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Sierra Leone

Equality Index ?
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16 / 100
Legal Index ?
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25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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7 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Banned
Since 1861
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
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Sexual orientation only
Since 2023
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Equal
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