Compare LGBT Rights in Ghana & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
20 / 100
16 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1891
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1960
Banned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
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 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
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/AFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1891
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