Compare LGBT Rights in Egypt & Ghana

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
20 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
21 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1937
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1960
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1937
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2003
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 militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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