Compare LGBT Rights in Ghana & Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
20 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
21 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1960
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1996
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnequal
Since 1947
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