Compare LGBT Rights in Algeria & Cameroon

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1966
Banned
Since 1967
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1972
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1972
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1972
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1966
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1966
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1966
N/A
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