Entry #19479: Homosexual activity in Ghana

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RegionGhana
IssueHomosexual activity
StatusIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Start Date1892
End DateJan 12, 1960
DescriptionUnder British law, homosexuality was criminalized in Ghana in 1892; the maximum penalty was life imprisonment.
Sourceshttps://books.google.com/books/about/British_Colonialism_and_the_Criminalizat.html?id=c3dZDwAAQBAJ


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StatusIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Start Date1892
End DateJan 12, 1960
DescriptionUnder British law, homosexuality was criminalized in Ghana in 1892; the maximum penalty was life imprisonment.
Sourceshttps://books.google.com/books/about/British_Colonialism_and_the_Criminalizat.html?id=c3dZDwAAQBAJ