Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Tajikistan

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
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37 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Equal
Since 1998
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