Compare LGBT Rights in Algeria & Botswana

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
55 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
59 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
51 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Legal
Since 2019
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1982
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2017
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2010
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 militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2019
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1966
Equal
Since 2019
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