Compare LGBT Rights in Algeria & Sweden

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
73 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
80 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
66 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Legal
Since 1944
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1966
Legal
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2013
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 2022
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1999
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2009
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1966
Legal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1966
Legal
Since 2009
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1966
Equal
Since 1978
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