Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Costa Rica

Equality Index ?
9 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Legal
Since 1971
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Legal
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2018
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Sexual orientation only
Since 2016
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2007
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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