Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Uruguay

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
83 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
73 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Legal
Since 1933
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal
Since 2003
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Legal
Since 2009
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Legal
Since 2009
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Legal
Since 2020
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2017
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Equal
Since 1933
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