Compare LGBT Rights in Algeria & Botswana

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
49 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
59 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
39 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Legal
Since 2019
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1966
Unrecognized
Since 1964
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Since 1985
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2010
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1966
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1966
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2010
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1966
Equal
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