Compare LGBT Rights in Ghana & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
19 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
21 / 100
44 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1960
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
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
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2012
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