Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Iraq

Equality Index ?
9 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Unrecognized
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Since 2024
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 2007
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 2024
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