Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Suriname

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1983
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Equal
Since 2015
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