Compare LGBT Rights in Algeria & Lebanon

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
18 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1943
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1966
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1982
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1943
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1966
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1966
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1966
N/A
Since 2013
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