Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Mauritius

Equality Index ?
9 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
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53 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Unrecognized
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
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Sexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
Sexual orientation only
Since 2008
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2017
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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