Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Canada

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
78 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
95 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
62 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1972
Legal
Since 1969
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Legal
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2010
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careBannedVaries by Region
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2011
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2019
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