Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Papua New Guinea

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Unrecognized
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 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
Since 2002
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
Since 2002
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
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