- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭Varies by Region
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- Ambiguous
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Suggest Public Opinion Data
Until Feb 28, 2018
Public Opinion
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People ?
Ranked #64 out of 119 regions surveyed. (Source: Gallup, 2013)
(63%) Not a good place
Good place (29%)
History
Homosexual activity in Cambodia is legal.
Current status
Legal
There are not any laws in Cambodia criminalizing gay and lesbian sex.
Same-sex marriage in Cambodia is varies by region.
Current status
Since Jan 2021
Since Jan 2021
Varies by Region
Cambodian national law does not recognize same sex marriage. Some provinces have begun recognizing lesbian partnerships as marriages. As of June 2021, same sex relationship recognition offering limited legal rights known as "declaration of family relationship" was available in 68 Communes.
Until Feb 28, 2018
Ambiguous
Civil unions under family partnership.One same sex couple has got married.
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
Cambodia dosent recognize nor have any laws changing of gender
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Cambodia is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Cambodia is no protections.
Current status
No protections
Despite Cambodia not decriminalizing homosexuality,it has no protection laws either
LGBT employment discrimination in Cambodia is no protections.
Current status
No protections
No protections.
LGBT housing discrimination in Cambodia is no protections.
Current status
No protections
Not in Constitution.
Same-sex adoption in Cambodia is ambiguous.
Current status
Since 2012
Since 2012
Ambiguous
Cambodia no longer bans gay foreign couples from adopting. It is unclear if gay and lesbian Cambodian citizens can adopt.
Serving openly in military in Cambodia is legal.
Current status
Legal
Missing discrimination protections.
Blood donations by MSMs in Cambodia is legal.
Current status
Legal
Conversion therapy in Cambodia is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Unknown.
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
- Siem Reab
- Stueng Traeng
- Svaay Rieng
- Taakaev
- Krong Kaeb (autonomous municipality)
- Krong Pailin (autonomous municipality)
- Krong Preah Sihanouk (autonomous municipality)
- Phnom Penh (autonomous municipality)
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Alternative names: Kâmpuchéa (local name)
