The laws displayed for Tissemsilt are the same as Algeria.
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✖ Imprisonment as punishment
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
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Homosexual activity in Tissemsilt is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Current status
Since Jun 8, 1966
Since Jun 8, 1966
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Article 333 of Algerian law punishes same sex activity with between 2 months and 2 years imprisonment, and a fine of 500 to 2000 Dinars. Article 338 refers to "outrage to public decency" consisting of "an act against nature with an individual of the same sex", with a steeper penalty of between 6 months and 3 years imprisonment and a fine of between 1,000 and 10,000 Dinars.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Tissemsilt is imprisonment as punishment.
Current status
Imprisonment as punishment
Article 333 bis of the Penal Code, as amended on 13 February 1982 by Law n° 82-04, criminalizes the distribution of anything against "decency" with up to 2 years in prison and a fine up to 2,000 dinars. Article 333, also amended in 1982, criminalizes indecent exposure of any "act against the order of nature with an individual of the same sex" with up to 3 years in prison and a fine up to 10,000 dinars.
Additionally, as of January 2023 the Ministry of Commerce has announced that all rainbow colored products, including flags, toys, and Qurans, are no longer allowed to be sold in the country. Algerian government has mass SMS texted Algerians to warn them of fines for violating this order.
Additionally, as of January 2023 the Ministry of Commerce has announced that all rainbow colored products, including flags, toys, and Qurans, are no longer allowed to be sold in the country. Algerian government has mass SMS texted Algerians to warn them of fines for violating this order.
Right to change legal gender in Tissemsilt is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
under cross-dressing.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Tissemsilt is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Tissemsilt is no protections.
Current status
Since Jun 8, 1966
Since Jun 8, 1966
No protections
As homosexuality is legal, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identities are permitted
LGBT employment discrimination in Tissemsilt is no protections.
Current status
Since Jun 8, 1966
Since Jun 8, 1966
No protections
LGBT housing discrimination in Tissemsilt is no protections.
Current status
Since Jun 8, 1966
Since Jun 8, 1966
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal.
Same-sex adoption in Tissemsilt is single only.
Current status
Since Jun 8, 1966
Since Jun 8, 1966
Single only
Homosexuality is illegal in Algeria, and same-sex unions are unrecognized. Single people are allowed to adopt.
Blood donations by MSMs in Tissemsilt is banned (indefinite deferral).
Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Banned (Indefinite Deferral).
Conversion therapy in Tissemsilt is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
There are no laws banning conversion therapy in Algeria.
Equal age of consent in Tissemsilt is n/a.
Current status
Since Jun 8, 1966
Since Jun 8, 1966
N/A
Not applicable for Algeria. Same sex activity is illegal in Algeria.
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Alternative names: Tissemselt, Tissemsilt