Compare LGBT Rights in Algeria & Bhutan

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
52 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
54 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
50 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Legal
Since 2021
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1982
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsProtected in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1966
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1966
Equal
Since 2021
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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