Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Turkmenistan

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Unrecognized
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Single only
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Female equal, male N/A
Since 2014
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