Compare LGBT Rights in Ghana & Saudi Arabia

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
19 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
21 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1960
Banned
Since 1932
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1996
Restricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 1932
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1932
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Since 1932
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyN/A
Since 1932
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1932
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