Compare LGBT Rights in Ghana & Panama

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
19 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
21 / 100
30 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1960
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
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 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2008
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