Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & Cameroon

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1967
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
State-enforced
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2014
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
Since 1972
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
Since 1972
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
Since 1972
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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