- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- Ambiguous
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Step-child adoption only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Suggest Public Opinion Data
Public Opinion
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2013)
Ranked #36 out of 39 countries surveyed. (Source: Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
Question: "Should society accept homosexuality?"
(96%) No
Yes (3%)
History
Homosexual activity in Ghana is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Current status
Since Jan 12, 1960
Since Jan 12, 1960
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
If the person is of 16 years or older and has consent, imprisonment not exceeding 3 years. If the person does not have consent, from 5 to 25 years.
Same-sex marriage in Ghana is not legal.
Current status
Since Jan 12, 1960
Since Jan 12, 1960
Not legal
Same sex marriage is not recognized in Ghana
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Ghana is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Ghana, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Ghana is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Legal, surgery not required
Surgery not required but provided. Missing non binary options on documents.
LGBT discrimination in Ghana is no protections.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1992
Since Jan 1, 1992
Illegal in some contexts
Homosexuality is illegal. As well physical and violent homophobic attacks against LGBT people are common, often encouraged by the media and religious and political leaders. Reports of young gay people being kicked out of their homes are also common. Discrimination in state employment only.
Current status
Since Jan 12, 1960
Since Jan 12, 1960
No protections
As homosexuality is illegal, there are no legal protections
LGBT employment discrimination in Ghana is ambiguous.
Current status
Since Apr 1, 2018
Since Apr 1, 2018
Ambiguous
Only in state employment only.
LGBT housing discrimination in Ghana is no protections.
Current status
Since Apr 1, 2018
Since Apr 1, 2018
No protections
No protections involving sexual orientation or gender identity.
Same-sex adoption in Ghana is step-child adoption only.
Current status
Step-child adoption only
only exception there. Missing laws for joint adoption. As well as single adoption.
Homosexuals serving openly in military in Ghana is legal.
Current status
Legal
Nationwide.
Blood donations by MSMs in Ghana is legal.
Current status
Legal
According to the National Ghana Blood Service.
Conversion therapy in Ghana is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
up to 400 people have been treated for homosexuality. on August 27, 2018.
Equal age of consent in Ghana is equal.
Current status
Equal
According to the Ghana Parliament.
LGBT Rights by Region
View the LGBT laws in each individual region of Ghana.
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22 / 100
Legal Rights
41 / 100
Public Opinion
3 / 100
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