Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Norway

Equality Index ?
9 / 100
87 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
87 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Legal
Since 1972
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Legal
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Illegal
Since 1981
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1981
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1981
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2009
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2001
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2024
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1972
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