Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Cape Verde

Equality Index ?
9 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
80 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Legal
Since 2004
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Banned
Since 1968
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Sexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Sexual orientation only
Since 2019
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2004
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