Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Jamaica

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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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