Compare LGBT Rights in Ghana & Guinea

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
16 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
21 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2016
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1960
Banned
Since 1988
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1996
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1992
No protections
Since 1988
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1988
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Since 1988
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
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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