Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Sint Maarten

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
79 / 100
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79 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1983
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalUnknown
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Unknown
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