Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
N/A
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