Compare LGBT Rights in Cameroon & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
9 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
44 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1967
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 1984
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 2019
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1972
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2012
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