Compare LGBT Rights in Bahamas & Cameroon

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
52 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
11 / 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)
Region not surveyed
8% Good place
84% Not a good place
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Same-sex marriageNot legalNot legal
Since 1967
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 1972
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation onlyNo protections
Since 1972
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation onlyNo protections
Since 1972
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Illegal
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1998
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
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