Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Turkmenistan

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Unrecognized
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No censorship
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
Since 2014
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