Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Taiwan

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
81 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
48 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Legal
Since 1947
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Legal
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2021
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2014
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Legal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Banned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Equal
Since 1947
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