Compare LGBT Rights in Ghana & Rwanda

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
19 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
21 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1960
Banned
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1996
Restricted
Since 1986
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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