Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Ghana

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
20 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
21 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Banned
Since 1960
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1983
Restricted
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
N/A
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