Cameroon

Help us free 3 women imprisoned for roles in a ‘lesbian network’
This site's activist journalists have laid the groundwork for Project Not Alone, which frees imprisoned victims of African homophobia. This illustration shows two gay men waiting for donations that will pay their fines and set them free.
We have freed 56 LGBTQ prisoners. We need help to free 8 more
Ludovic Mbock (Photo courtesy of TanTV News)
Gay video-gaming champ fights U.S. plan to send him to Cameroon
Image from a Unity Platform report on anti-LGBTI human rights abuses in Cameroon.
Commentary: I refuse to remain silent as Cameroon shatters gay lives
This online outpouring of grief and protest over the murder of Deloresse, a well-known Cameroonian trans woman, states (in French) "Yaoundé in mourning. A sister assassinated. A life cut short by hatred. Never again! To her memory, to those we have lost, to those who still fight, we will not forget, we will no longer be quiet. Stop the hatred. Stop the murders. Stop the impunity. Her only crime: being herself."
Cameroon’s LGBTQI community mourns the loss of transgender pioneer Doloresse
Homeless transgender woman Yas
Cameroon: Trans woman targeted in attempted public assault
Cameroon trans beauty pageant attacked on Trans Visibility Day
National Identity Cards are required to access public services and jobs in Cameroon. (Image courtesy idcam.cm)
Cameroon won’t allow trans people to update gender on national ID
Brenda Biya (Olivier Corsan photo courtesy of Le Parisien)
Does the law apply to Cameroon president’s lesbian daughter?
Cameroon President Paul Biya in 2024. (Photo courtesy of BBC/Getty)
Cameroon President Paul Biya must stop ignoring LGBTI youth
Entrance of the Central Prison in the Kondengui section of Yaoundé, Cameroon, where seven LGBTI Cameroonians are currently detained for homosexuality.
Cameroon: Five men freed after 4 months in prison for homosexuality
Homeless transgender woman Yas
Cameroon: Homeless trans woman illustrates what U.S. cutbacks have done
A U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement flight operates out of a Seattle airport in August 2025. (Lindsey Wasson photo courtesy of AP)
U.S. deports lesbian asylum-seeker to Cameroon, where homosexuality is illegal
Flag of Cameroon
Cameroon: Article 347-1 has been shattering gay lives for 10 years
Participants pose for a photo at the Legal Cafe that's a regular monthly event.
Cameroon Legal Café empowers participants to know their rights
A year later: End of US PEPFAR leaves Cameroon HIV programs in critical condition