Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Somalia

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Banned
Since 1975
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentOther punishment
Since 1964
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 1960
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1962
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1962
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1962
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
N/A
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