Compare LGBT Rights in Ghana & Myanmar

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
19 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
21 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1960
Unrecognized
Since 1886
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2020
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1996
Restricted
Since 1963
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
No protections
Since 1886
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1886
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Since 1886
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1861
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