Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Ghana

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
19 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
21 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 1960
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionLegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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