The laws displayed for North are the same as Cameroon.
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- Ambiguous
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Ambiguous
- Age of Consent
- N/A
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Homosexual activity in North is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Current status
Since Nov 12, 1967
Since Nov 12, 1967
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Up to 5 years imprisonment and/or 200,000 franc fine.
Same-sex marriage in North is not legal.
Current status
Since Nov 12, 1967
Since Nov 12, 1967
Not legal
Homosexuality is illegal in Cameroon.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in North is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Cameroon, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in North is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in North is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in North is no protections.
Current status
Since Jun 2, 1972
Since Jun 2, 1972
No protections
LGBT employment discrimination in North is no protections.
Current status
Since Jun 2, 1972
Since Jun 2, 1972
No protections
No protections because homosexuality is still illegal.
LGBT housing discrimination in North is no protections.
Current status
Since Jun 2, 1972
Since Jun 2, 1972
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal there.
Same-sex adoption in North is single only.
Current status
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in North is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Homosexuality is currently illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in North is legal.
Current status
Legal
No restrictions that I know of.
Conversion therapy in North is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Equal age of consent in North is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Homosexuality is illegal.
Equality Index ?
N/A
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