Compare LGBT Rights in Ghana & Namibia

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
44 / 100
Legal Index ?
20 / 100
54 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Legal
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1960
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 1990
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1974
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1996
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2024
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2024
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