Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & France

Equality Index ?
9 / 100
74 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
89 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
59 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Legal
Since 1791
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 1975
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Illegal
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1982
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