Compare LGBT Rights in Egypt & Ghana

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
19 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
21 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Male illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1960
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2003
Restricted
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
No protections
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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