Compare LGBT Rights in Ghana & North Korea

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38 / 100
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Legal
Since 1948
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1960
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1948
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 1948
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2009
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