Compare LGBT Rights in Algeria, Lebanon, & Morocco

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
16 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
18 / 100
12 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
15 / 100
15 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1943
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1962
Same-sex marriageBannedBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1982
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1943
State-enforced
Since 1962
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognizedIntersex only
Since 2021
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1966
Single onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1966
N/A
Since 2013
N/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
52% Did not mention homosexuals
48% Mentioned homosexuals
20% Did not mention homosexuals
80% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
3% Justifiable
79% Not justifiable
6% Justifiable
68% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
Region not surveyed
13% Yes
85% No
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries)
(BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019)
26% Yes
74% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
6% Yes
94% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
21% Yes
79% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
Region not surveyed
16% Tolerate
82% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
Region not surveyed
15% Tolerate
78% Not tolerate
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
4% Justifiable
71% Not justifiable
7% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
1% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
Region not surveyed
18% Yes
80% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
12% Good place
81% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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