Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
11 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1972
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2010
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknown
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
11% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
8% Tolerate
91% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
8% Good place
84% Not a good place
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