Compare LGBT Rights in Algeria & Barbados

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
55 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
71 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Legal
Since 2022
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1979
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1982
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1966
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1966
Equal
Since 2022
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries)
(BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019)
26% Yes
74% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
4% Justifiable
71% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
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