Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Ireland

Equality Index ?
9 / 100
72 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
85 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
59 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Legal
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal, but restricted for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Illegal
Since 2000
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1999
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2015
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2007
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1993
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