Compare LGBT Rights in Morocco & Algeria

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
11 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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22 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1962
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1966
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2005
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2000
Banned
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 adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 1966
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 1966
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1966
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