Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Iceland

Equality Index ?
9 / 100
94 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
98 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
90 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Illegal
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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