Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
9 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
78 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
54 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2013
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2006
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