Compare LGBT Rights in Ghana & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
20 / 100
74 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
21 / 100
54 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1960
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1996
Legal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Since 1997
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2013
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2005
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