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History

Homosexual activity in Far North

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Homosexual activity in Far North is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).

Current status
Since Sep 18, 1972
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
In 1972, Cameroon amended its Penal Code to criminalise homosexuality with up to five years imprisonment and/or a 200,000 franc fine.
Details
Sources:
www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/wo…
www.thenation.com/article/1…
www.fidh.org/IMG/pdf/report…
www.humandignitytrust.org/c…
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Until Sep 17, 1972
Legal
Until 1972, homosexuality was legal in Cameroon.
Details
Sources:
www.humandignitytrust.org/c…
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Same-sex marriage in Far North

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Same-sex marriage in Far North is banned.

Current status
Since Nov 12, 1967
Banned
Homosexuality is illegal in Cameroon.
Details
Sources:
www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/wo…
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Far North

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Far North is imprisonment as punishment.

Current status
Since Dec 21, 2010
Imprisonment as punishment
Article 83 of the Law on Cybersecurity and Cybercrime of 2010 in Cameroon carried penalties of up to two years imprisonment and a fine for any interactions between the same sex online for the purposes of sexual propositions. The penalties are also doubled if sexual intercourse is followed up on.

Section 264 of the Penal Code (2016) criminalises the public utterance of any “immoral speech” and the drawing of the public’s attention to any “occasion of immorality”. In light of the criminalisation of same-sex intimacy, a legal scholar has suggested that a publicly uttered speech advocating “unnatural sexual indulgence” would be considered “immoral”.
Details
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 146)
database.ilga.org/api/downl…
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Right to change legal gender in Far North

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Right to change legal gender in Far North is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Gender marker change is not possible in Cameroon. Transgender and gender diverse people are de facto criminalised.
Details
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 27)
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Gender-affirming care in Far North

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Gender-affirming care in Far North is restricted.

Current status
Restricted
Gender-affirming care is not banned in Cameroon but remains largely inaccessible leading to unregulated methods without prescriptions being common.
Details
Sources:
minorityafrica.org/no-legal…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Far North

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Far North is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
The option of identifying as “non-binary/intersex/gender non-conforming” is not available.
Details
Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2022-…
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LGBT discrimination in Far North

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LGBT discrimination in Far North is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are no protections from discrimination provided to LGBTIQ+ people in Cameroon.
Details
Sources:
confinder.richmond.edu/admi…
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Far North

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LGBT employment discrimination in Far North is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT housing discrimination in Far North

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LGBT housing discrimination in Far North is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Same-sex adoption in Far North

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Same-sex adoption in Far North is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
No laws in place for same sex couples.
Details
Sources:
www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/wo…
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Intersex infant surgery in Far North

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Intersex infant surgery in Far North is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There are no bans on genital 'normalisation' surgeries performed on intersex infants in Cameroon.
Details
Sources:
intersexnigeria.org/resourc… - 2023 report, page 10
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Serving openly in military in Far North

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Serving openly in military in Far North is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Homosexuality is currently illegal.
Details
Sources:
(See sources listed for homosexual activity.)
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Blood donations by MSMs in Far North

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Blood donations by MSMs in Far North is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Conversion therapy in Far North

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Conversion therapy in Far North is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is legal and widespread in Cameroon.
Details
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 325)
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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Equal age of consent in Far North

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Equal age of consent in Far North is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Homosexuality is illegal.
Details
Sources:
Homosexuality is illegal.
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Equality Index ?
8 / 100
Legal Rights
5 / 100
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