Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Banned
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2010
State-enforced
Since 1940
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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