Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Cook Islands

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71 / 100
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Banned
Since 2000
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 in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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