Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Jordan

Equality Index ?
9 / 100
22 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
39 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Legal
Since 1951
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
Since 1952
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
Since 1952
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
Since 1952
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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