Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Cocos

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
75 / 100
Legal Index ?
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75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1972
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2010
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careBannedN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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