Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Mauritius

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1972
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2010
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2008
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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