Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Venezuela

Equality Index ?
9 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Banned
Since 1999
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
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Sexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1998
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