Compare LGBT Rights in Ghana & Guinea-Bissau

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
20 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
21 / 100
24 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Legal
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1960
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1996
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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