Compare LGBT Rights in Algeria & Jamaica

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1966
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1962
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1966
Single only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1966
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1966
N/A
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