Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Madagascar

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
11 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
11 / 100
22 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1972
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2010
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2024
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2005
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Bathroom accessNo explicit protectionsNo explicit protections
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnequal
Since 1972
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
11% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
12% Tolerate
88% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
8% Tolerate
91% Not tolerate
11% Tolerate
89% 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
9% Good place
86% Not a good place
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