Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Cocos

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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Legal
Since 1955
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Illegal
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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