Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Iran

Equality Index ?
9 / 100
5 / 100
Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Banned
Since 1979
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
Other punishment
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1987
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Since 1987
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
Since 1979
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
Since 1979
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
Since 1979
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1979
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