Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & El Salvador

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1972
Legal
Since 1974
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Banned
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2010
State-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2010
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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