Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Zimbabwe

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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2006
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Banned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 1980
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
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
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