Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & South Sudan

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Since 2011
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Illegal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
N/A
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