Compare LGBT Rights in Western Sahara & Algeria

Equality Index ?
24 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
22 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1966
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2016
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 adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1966
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 1966
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 1966
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