Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Rwanda

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1972
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Banned
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2010
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Since 1986
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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