Compare LGBT Rights in Algeria & Uzbekistan

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
18 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1982
State-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1998
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
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 only
Since 1966
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1966
Female equal, male 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
1% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
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