Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Pakistan

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
33 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
11 / 100
31 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1972
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2010
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2023
Hate crime protectionsUnknownVaries by Region
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1862
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
59% Did not mention homosexuals
41% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
3% Justifiable
88% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
44% Agree
31% Disagree
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
11% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
8% Tolerate
91% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
0% Justifiable
94% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
Region not surveyed
2% Yes
87% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
8% Good place
84% Not a good place
1% Good place
90% Not a good place
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