Compare LGBT Rights in Brazil & Cameroon

Equality Index ?
78 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
98 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
57 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1830
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Banned
Since 1967
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1988
State-enforced
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1996
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2021
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2019
No protections
Since 1972
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
No protections
Since 1972
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
No protections
Since 1972
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2015
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2023
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2013
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2020
Unknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2018
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1940
N/A
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