Compare LGBT Rights in Algeria & Samoa

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
17 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
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Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Ambiguous
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1984
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1982
State-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Bathroom accessRestricted (enforced with penalties or fines)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1966
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1961
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
Region not surveyed
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