Compare LGBT Rights in Algeria & Comoros

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
18 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
19 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1982
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1984
Banned
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1982
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Bathroom accessRestricted (enforced with penalties or fines)No explicit protections
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1966
N/A
Since 1982
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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