Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
57 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
59 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
11 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1972
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Banned
Since 1970
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2010
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Since 1997
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2013
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2005
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