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    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Banned
    Censorship
    ✖ Imprisonment as punishment
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✖ Banned
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    ✖ Not banned
    Military
    ✖ Illegal
    Donating Blood
    ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    N/A
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History

Homosexual activity in Bordj Bou Arréridj

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Homosexual activity in Bordj Bou Arréridj is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).

Current status
Since Jun 8, 1966
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
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.
Details
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Sta…
wipo.int/wipolex/en/details…
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Same-sex marriage in Bordj Bou Arréridj

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Same-sex marriage in Bordj Bou Arréridj is banned.

Current status
Since Jun 8, 1966
Banned
All homosexual activity is illegal in Algeria. Same-sex marriage is not legal.
Details
Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
wipo.int/wipolex/en/details…
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Bordj Bou Arréridj

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Bordj Bou Arréridj is imprisonment as punishment.

Current status
Imprisonment as punishment
Article 333 bis of the Penal Code, as amended on 13 February 1982 by Law n° 82-04, criminalizes the distribution of anything against "decency" with up to 2 years in prison and a fine up to 2,000 dinars. Article 333, also amended in 1982, criminalizes indecent exposure of any "act against the order of nature with an individual of the same sex" with up to 3 years in prison and a fine up to 10,000 dinars.

In January 2023 the Ministry of Commerce announced that all rainbow colored products, including flags, toys, and Qurans, are no longer allowed to be sold in the country. The Algerian government mass SMS texted citizens to warn them of fines for violating this order.

In August 2023, Algeria's Ministry of Culture and Arts forced movie theaters to immediately stop showing the film, "Barbie." An official source told Reuters that the film "promotes homosexuality and other Western deviances."
Details
Sources:
wipolex.wipo.int/en/text/552820
newarab.com/news/algeria-vo…
apnews.com/article/algeria-…
reuters.com/world/africa/al…
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Right to change legal gender in Bordj Bou Arréridj

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Right to change legal gender in Bordj Bou Arréridj is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
"Acts that violate public decency," often interpreted to include gender non-conformity, are banned by the current edition of the 1966 penal code under articles 333, and 338. There is no legal recognition of trans people on official documents.
Details
Sources:
wipolex-res.wipo.int/edocs/…
database.ilga.org/algeria-lgbti
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Gender-affirming care in Bordj Bou Arréridj

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Gender-affirming care in Bordj Bou Arréridj is banned.

Current status
Banned
In Algeria, transgender individuals are unable to obtain medical and surgical treatments to undergo gender transition.
Details
Sources:
snopes.com/fact-check/trans…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Bordj Bou Arréridj

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Bordj Bou Arréridj is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
Gender non-conformity in public may be prosecuted as "indecent" under the 1966 penal code under articles 333 and 338. No third gender marker is available on documents.
Details
Sources:
assets.publishing.service.g…
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LGBT discrimination in Bordj Bou Arréridj

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LGBT discrimination in Bordj Bou Arréridj is no protections.

Current status
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal, and the law does not provide LGBT+ people with protection from discrimination.
Details
Sources:
Algerian Penal Code 1966, Article 338 Homosexuality:
wipo.int/wipolex/en/text/490191
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LGBT employment discrimination in Bordj Bou Arréridj

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LGBT employment discrimination in Bordj Bou Arréridj is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are no employment discrimination protections in Algeria for a persons sexual orientation or gender identity.
Details
Sources:
spring-forward.unwomen.org/…


cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/07…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Bordj Bou Arréridj

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LGBT housing discrimination in Bordj Bou Arréridj is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are no housing discrimination protections in Algeria for a persons sexual orientation or gender identity.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/algeria-lgbti
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Same-sex adoption in Bordj Bou Arréridj

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Same-sex adoption in Bordj Bou Arréridj is single only.

Current status
Since Jun 8, 1966
Single only
Homosexuality is illegal in Algeria, and same-sex unions are unrecognized. Single people are allowed to adopt.
Details
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Sta…

travel.state.gov/content/tr…
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Intersex infant surgery in Bordj Bou Arréridj

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Intersex infant surgery in Bordj Bou Arréridj is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There is no ban on surgeries performed on intersex infants in Algeria.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/algeria-lgbti
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Serving openly in military in Bordj Bou Arréridj

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Serving openly in military in Bordj Bou Arréridj is illegal.

Current status
Since Jul 8, 1966
Illegal
All Homosexual Activity is outlawed.
Details
Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf
www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/details.jsp?id=7998
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Blood donations by MSMs in Bordj Bou Arréridj

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Blood donations by MSMs in Bordj Bou Arréridj is banned (indefinite deferral).

Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Banned (Indefinite Deferral).
Details
Sources:
economist.com/graphic-detai…
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Conversion therapy in Bordj Bou Arréridj

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Conversion therapy in Bordj Bou Arréridj is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There are no laws banning conversion therapy in Algeria.
Details
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILG…
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Equal age of consent in Bordj Bou Arréridj

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Equal age of consent in Bordj Bou Arréridj is n/a.

Current status
Since Jun 8, 1966
N/A
Not applicable for Algeria. Same sex activity is illegal in Algeria.
Details
Sources:
equalrightstrust.org/sites/…
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