Compare LGBT Rights in Algeria & Guernsey

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
82 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
77 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
87 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Legal
Since 1983
Same-sex marriageBannedLegal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1982
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2007
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 2014
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedIntersex only
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2023
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1966
Legal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedParental approval required
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2000
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1966
Equal
Since 2012
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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