Compare LGBT Rights in Gambia & Ghana

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
7 / 100
Legal Index ?
13 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
4 / 100
9 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2014
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Banned
Since 1960
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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