Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Algeria face legal challenges and discrimination not experienced by non-

LGBT ' is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. In use since the 1990s, the initialism, as well as some of its common variants, functions as an umbrella term for sexuality and gender identity. The LGBT term ...

citizens. According to the

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's May 2008 report, both male and female same-sex sexual acts are illegal in

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Law regarding same-sex sexual activity

Article 338 of Algerian law (English translation) reads: Article 333 of the Algerian law (English translation) reads: Vigilante executions, beatings, and torture are also allowed with police joining in on the attacks, being complicit, or turning a blind eye. The criminals laws originate from the prevailing mores in Algeria that view homosexuality and cross-dressing as against the Islamic faith.

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Homosexuality is prohibited by law, and the prevailing social attitude is openly negative, even violent. The law does not recognize or respect the civil rights of LGBT persons. Officially, there are no gay-friendly establishments and no political organization is allowed to campaign for LGBT rights. Examples of hate crimes against homosexuals include the stoning of two men in the street in 2001 and the killing of two men, one in 1994 and the other in 1996. Most attempts of having unofficial

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are blocked by police, as was the case in a 2005 attempt. Assil Belatla was a student who was murdered for suspicion of being gay in 2019. The student was killed in his dormitory in the university district and the words "he is gay" were painted on the wall with his blood, the murderer thought that he would avoid judicial follow-up for that.

Houari Manar Houari Manar (Arabic: هواري منار; born Houari Madani; 18 December 1981 – 7 January 2019) was an Algerian raï singer who was popular in his home country as well as the neighbouring Maghreb and Mediterranean countries, and in France. E ...

, a popular

raï Raï (, ; ar, راي, Latn, ar, rāʾy, ), sometimes written rai, is a form of Algerian folk music that dates back to the 1920s. Singers of Raï are called ''cheb'' (Arabic: شاب) (or ''shabab,'' i.e. young) as opposed to ''sheikh'' (Ara ...

singer widely thought to be gay, died in 2019. Following his death several homophobic comments were made on social media. According to a survey done for BBC News Arabic by the Arab Barometer research network in 2018-19, about 26% of Algerians think that homosexuality should be accepted.

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