• Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
  • Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Unrecognized
  • Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, surgery not required
  • Adoption
    Ambiguous
  • Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Military
    ✔ Legal
  • Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
  • Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
  • Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned

History

Homosexual activity in Cambodia

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Current status
Legal
There are not any laws in Cambodia criminalizing gay and lesbian sex.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
refworld.org/docid/403dd1fd4.html
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Same-sex marriage in Cambodia

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Feb 28, 2018–Sep 9, 2018
Legal
Civil unions under family partnership.One same sex couple has got married.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
sea-globe.com/cambodias-pus…


quora.com/How-many-countrie…
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Current status
Unrecognized
Cambodian national law does not recognize same sex marriage. Some provinces have begun recognizing lesbian partnerships as marriages.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
gaystarnews.com/article/les…
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Right to change legal gender in Cambodia

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Current status
Legal, surgery not required
Missing non binary options on documents.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
nationalgeographic.com/maga…

sea-globe.com/cambodias-pus…
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Same-sex adoption in Cambodia

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Jan 1, 2012–Sep 8, 2018
Legal
Nationwide.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Current status
(since 2012)
Ambiguous
Cambodia no longer bans gay foreign couples from adopting. It is unclear if gay and lesbian Cambodian citizens can adopt.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
upi.com/Top_News/World-News…
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Ambiguous
Cambodia banned adoption by gay and lesbian foreigners. It is unclear if gay and lesbian Cambodians could adopt.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
pinknews.co.uk/2009/02/13/c…
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LGBT discrimination in Cambodia

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Current status
No protections
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
cchrcambodia.org/admin/medi…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Cambodia

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Current status
No protections
Not in Constitution.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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LGBT employment discrimination in Cambodia

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Current status
No protections
No protections.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Homosexuals serving openly in military in Cambodia

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Current status
Legal
Missing discrimination protections.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Equal age of consent in Cambodia

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Current status
Equal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Cambodia

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Current status
Legal
No
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
raymondcambodia.wordpress.c…
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Conversion therapy in Cambodia

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Current status
Not banned
Unknown.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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