Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Western Sahara

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1983
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
N/A
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