Compare LGBT Rights in Cambodia & Zambia

Equality Index ?
46 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
41 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
51 / 100
8 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2005
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2015
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguous
Since 2012
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Since 1964
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 2005
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
6% Tolerate
92% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
4% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
29% Good place
63% Not a good place
10% Good place
87% Not a good place
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