Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Vatican City

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Legal
Since 1929
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Banned
Since 1929
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentOther punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedN/A
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 protectionsN/A
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
N/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedN/A
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Equal
Since 1890
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