Single males and same-sex couples cannot adopt

The common law definition of marriage is “a union of one man with one woman, to the exclusion, while it lasts, of all others”

All Homosexual Activity is outlawed.

Homosexuality is illegal in Algeria, and same-sex unions are unrecognized. Single people are allowed to adopt.

Not applicable for Algeria. Same sex activity is illegal in Algeria.

All homosexual activity is illegal in Algeria. Same-sex marriage is not legal.

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.

Article 319 of the Senegal's Penal Code states "Without prejudice to the more serious penalties provided for in the preceding paragraphs or by articles 320 and 321 of this Code, whoever will have committed an improper or unnatural act with a person of the same sex will be punished by imprisonment of between one and five years and by a fine of 100,000 to 1,500,000 francs. If the act was committed with a person below the age of 21, the maximum penalty will always be applied."

Restrictions on LGBTIQ+ expression became policy of the apartheid regime in 1966 after a raid in Forest Town where nine men were arrested for "masquerading as women" and participating in "indecent activity". This would lead to an attempted amendment to the Immorality Act of 1957, which previously only criminalised homosexuality in public, in 1968. Repression led to the emergence of the Gayle language by underground LGBTIQ+ South Africans using secret code words to allow LGBTIQ+ people to express freely without detection in public. Although LGBTIQ+ groups were persecuted in all areas, those opposed to the apartheid regime were given extensive mistreatment even from white gay groups.

In 1966, Article 201 of the Federal Penal Code mentioned homosexuality as an "immoral practice" that was discouraged to encourage to minors. Other states would also implement similar laws until the repeal in 1998.

The BIOT does not have a military, with defence provided by a joint agreement between the United Kingdom and the United States.