Compare LGBT Rights in Algeria & Qatar

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
9 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1915
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1982
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2004
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1966
Illegal
Since 1915
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 1915
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1966
N/A
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
2% Justifiable
95% Not justifiable
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