Compare LGBT Rights in Ghana & Iran

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
5 / 100
Legal Index ?
19 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
21 / 100
3 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1960
Banned
Since 1979
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipOther punishment
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1987
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1996
Restricted
Since 1987
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
No protections
Since 1979
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1979
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Since 1979
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1979
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