Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Côte d’Ivoire

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
11 / 100
14 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1972
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Banned
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2010
State-enforced
Since 2019
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnequal
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