Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Angola

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
59 / 100
Legal Index ?
6 / 100
66 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
11 / 100
51 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Legal
Since 2019
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Unrecognized
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Since 2015
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Illegal
Since 2021
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2021
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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