Compare LGBT Rights in Ghana & Jamaica

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
19 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
21 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1960
Banned
Since 2011
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
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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