Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Gabon

Equality Index ?
9 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
6 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
11 / 100
14 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Legal
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Unrecognized
Since 1963
Censorship of LGBT IssuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-Affirming CareUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Ambiguous
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2020
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnequal
Since 2020
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