Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Tunisia

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
12 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
15 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1913
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Since 2004
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1957
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1957
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1957
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Single only
Since 1957
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Ambiguous
Since 1957
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Legal
Since 1957
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
N/A
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