Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
9 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Unrecognized
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Gender identity only
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1999
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