Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Maldives

Equality Index ?
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13 / 100
Legal Index ?
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19 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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8 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Banned
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
No protections
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
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/AN/A
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