Compare LGBT Rights in Ghana

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
19 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
21 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1960
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
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