- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✔ Legal
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- Ambiguous
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- Unknown
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Public Opinion
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Homosexual activity in Cambodia is legal.
Current status
Legal
There are no laws in Cambodia criminalizing same-sex sexual activity.
Same-sex marriage in Cambodia is banned.
Current status
Banned
Cambodian national law defines marriage as between a man and a woman. However, enforcement of the regulations on marriages seems to be limited as some same-sex marriages occurred as early as 1995. Recently some provinces have begun recognizing lesbian partnerships as marriages. Same-sex relationship recognition, offering limited legal rights known as the "declaration of family relationship," was only available in 4% of communes (68 out of 1652).
Censorship of LGBT issues in Cambodia is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Cambodia, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Cambodia is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
There is no legal path to change your gender in Cambodia.
Gender-affirming care in Cambodia is legal.
Current status
Since 2015
Legal
Gender-Affirming Care in Cambodia is legal but often limited. Since 2015, gender-affirming care has grown steadily more available as more clinics have begun providing hormone treatment in recent years.
However some issues remain including an unauthorised surgery clinic getting shut down by authorities in 2021 due to unregulated practices. Healthcare is also highly costly.
However some issues remain including an unauthorised surgery clinic getting shut down by authorities in 2021 due to unregulated practices. Healthcare is also highly costly.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Cambodia is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Non-binary genders are not recognised by the Cambodian government.
LGBT discrimination in Cambodia is no protections.
Current status
No protections
Cambodia currently has no protections against discrimination for LGBT people.
LGBT employment discrimination in Cambodia is no protections.
Current status
No protections
The Cambodian government has not enacted any discrimination protections for LGBTQIA+ people in any field.
LGBT housing discrimination in Cambodia is no protections.
Current status
No protections
The Cambodian government has not enacted any discrimination protections for LGBTQIA+ people in any field.
Same-sex adoption in Cambodia is ambiguous.
Current status
Since 2012
Ambiguous
Cambodia no longer bans gay foreign couples from adopting. It is, however, still unclear if gay and lesbian Cambodian citizens can adopt.
Intersex infant surgery in Cambodia is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
The Cambodian government has made no attempts (successful or not) at banning genital surgery on intersex infants.
Serving openly in military in Cambodia is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMs in Cambodia is legal.
Current status
Legal
There are currently no known restrictions on men who have had sex with men donating blood.
Conversion therapy in Cambodia is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
There are no laws or regulations banning conversion therapy in Cambodia.
Equal age of consent in Cambodia is equal.
Current status
Equal
In Cambodia, the age of consent is 15 for homosexual and heterosexual sex.
LGBT Rights by Province
View the LGBT laws in each individual province of Cambodia.
- Baat Dambang
- Banteay Mean Chey
- Kampong Chaam
- Kampong Chhnang
- Kampong Spueu
- Kampong Thum
- Kampot
- Kandaal
- Kaoh Kong
- Kracheh
- Mondol Kiri
- Otdar Mean Chey
- Pousaat
- Preah Vihear
- Prey Veaeng
- Rotanak Kiri
- Siem Reab
- Stueng Traeng
- Svaay Rieng
- Taakaev
- Tbong Khmum
- Krong Kaeb (Autonomous Municipality)
- Krong Pailin (Autonomous Municipality)
- Krong Preah Sihanouk (Autonomous Municipality)
- Phnom Penh (Autonomous Municipality)
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