Compare LGBT Rights in Ghana & Maldives

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
19 / 100
19 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
21 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
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
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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