Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Tajikistan

Equality Index ?
9 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
State-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1998
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