Compare LGBT Rights in Algeria & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1966
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1982
State-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1966
Single only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1966
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1966
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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