The laws displayed for North-West 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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History
Homosexual activity in North-West 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-West 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-West 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-West is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in North-West is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in North-West is no protections.
Current status
Since Jun 2, 1972
Since Jun 2, 1972
No protections
LGBT employment discrimination in North-West 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-West is no protections.
Current status
Since Jun 2, 1972
Since Jun 2, 1972
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal there.
Same-sex adoption in North-West is single only.
Current status
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in North-West is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Homosexuality is currently illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in North-West is legal.
Current status
Legal
No restrictions that I know of.
Conversion therapy in North-West is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Equal age of consent in North-West is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Homosexuality is illegal.
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