Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Zambia

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1931
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 1931
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
N/A
Since 2005
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