Compare LGBT Rights in Algeria & China

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
49 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
47 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1966
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2002
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1966
Single only
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedAmbiguous
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1966
Ambiguous
Since 1949
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1966
Equal
Since 1949
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