Compare LGBT Rights in Ghana & Sudan

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
19 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
21 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1960
Banned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1996
Restricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
No protections
Since 1956
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1956
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Since 1956
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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