Sidi Bel Abbès is governed by federal Algeria law. Learn more
- 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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Homosexual activity in Sidi Bel Abbès 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.
Same-sex marriage in Sidi Bel Abbès is banned.
Current status
Since Jun 8, 1966
Banned
All homosexual activity is illegal in Algeria. Same-sex marriage is not legal.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Sidi Bel Abbès 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."
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."
Right to change legal gender in Sidi Bel Abbès 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.
Gender-affirming care in Sidi Bel Abbès is banned.
Current status
Banned
In Algeria, transgender individuals are unable to obtain medical and surgical treatments to undergo gender transition.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Sidi Bel Abbès 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.
LGBT discrimination in Sidi Bel Abbès is no protections.
Current status
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal, and the law does not provide LGBT+ people with protection from discrimination.
LGBT employment discrimination in Sidi Bel Abbès is no protections.
Current status
No protections
There are no employment discrimination protections in Algeria for a persons sexual orientation or gender identity.
LGBT housing discrimination in Sidi Bel Abbès is no protections.
Current status
No protections
There are no housing discrimination protections in Algeria for a persons sexual orientation or gender identity.
Same-sex adoption in Sidi Bel Abbès 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.
Intersex infant surgery in Sidi Bel Abbès is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
There is no ban on surgeries performed on intersex infants in Algeria.
Serving openly in military in Sidi Bel Abbès is illegal.
Current status
Since Jul 8, 1966
Illegal
All Homosexual Activity is outlawed.
Blood donations by MSMs in Sidi Bel Abbès is banned (indefinite deferral).
Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Banned (Indefinite Deferral).
Conversion therapy in Sidi Bel Abbès is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
There are no laws banning conversion therapy in Algeria.
Equal age of consent in Sidi Bel Abbès is n/a.
Current status
Since Jun 8, 1966
N/A
Not applicable for Algeria. Same sex activity is illegal in Algeria.
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