Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Latvia

Equality Index ?
9 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
61 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
35 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Sexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2017
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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