Compare LGBT Rights in Algeria & Qatar

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
7 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
6 / 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 protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 1915
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Bathroom accessRestricted (enforced with penalties or fines)Restricted (enforced with penalties or fines)
Since 2002
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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