Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & China

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
42 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
66 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1972
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Other type of partnership
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2010
State-enforced
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Since 1949
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1997
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