Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Turkey

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
37 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
36 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Legal
Since 1858
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal, but restricted for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1858
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1980
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Equal
Since 1858
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