Compare LGBT Rights in Ghana & Haiti

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
20 / 100
45 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
11 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Legal
Since 1791
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1960
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1996
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2014
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2017
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AEqual
Since 1791
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
5% Approve
95% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
10% Approve
90% Disapprove
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
11% Tolerate
89% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
7% Tolerate
93% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
2% Justifiable
95% Not justifiable
10% Justifiable
56% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
3% Yes
96% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
3% Good place
92% Not a good place
15% Good place
69% Not a good place
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