Compare LGBT Rights in Nouakchott-Sud & Nouakchott-Ouest

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
2 / 100
2 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Banned
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Illegal
Since 1983
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Illegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Conversion therapyUnknownUnknown
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
N/A
Since 1983
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