Compare LGBT Rights in Angola & Cameroon

Equality Index ?
60 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
69 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
51 / 100
11 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
Region not surveyed
12% Good Place
0%
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
11% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
8% Tolerate
91% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
17% Good place
66% Not a good place
8% Good place
84% Not a good place
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2019
Not legal
Since 1967
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2021
No protections
Since 1972
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2021
No protections
Since 1972
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
Since 1972
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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