Compare LGBT Rights in Algeria & Costa Rica

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Legal
Since 1971
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1966
Legal
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2018
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2016
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1966
Legal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1966
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2007
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1966
Equal
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