Compare LGBT Rights in Algeria & Latvia

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
49 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
35 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1966
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1966
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1966
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2017
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1966
Equal
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