Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Myanmar

Equality Index ?
9 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Unrecognized
Since 1886
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
State-enforced
Since 2020
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Since 1963
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
Since 1886
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
Since 1886
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
Since 1886
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1861
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