Compare LGBT Rights in Ghana & Mali

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
16 / 100
33 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
21 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1960
Banned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2004
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1996
Legal, but restricted for minors
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1992
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2011
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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