Compare LGBT Rights in Algeria & Suriname

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
44 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
65 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Legal
Since 1869
Same-sex marriageBannedForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1982
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1966
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1966
Equal
Since 2015
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