Compare LGBT Rights in Gabon & Cameroon

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
7 / 100
Legal Index ?
36 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
13 / 100
11 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2020
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1972
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2024
Banned
Since 1967
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2010
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2020
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2020
N/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
17% Tolerate
83% Not tolerate
11% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
20% Tolerate
79% Not tolerate
8% Tolerate
91% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
5% Good place
95% Not a good place
8% Good place
84% Not a good place
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