Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Christmas Island

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89 / 100
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1972
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2010
No censorship
Since 2002
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careRestrictedN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2025
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2002
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