Compare LGBT Rights in Equatorial Guinea & Cameroon

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
11 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1972
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1967
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2019
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2010
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsAmbiguousUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2022
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1945
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1931
N/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
11% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
8% Tolerate
91% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
8% Good place
84% Not a good place
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