- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✖ Imprisonment as punishment
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✖ Restricted
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- Unknown
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
Public Opinion
Surveys in Ghana have uncovered deeply ingrained homophobic attitudes, which may pose serious risks to LGBTQ+ community members.
History
Homosexual activity in Ghana is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Same-sex marriage in Ghana is banned.
Right to change legal gender in Ghana is illegal.
Gender-Affirming Care in Ghana is restricted.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Ghana is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Ghana is no protections.
LGBT employment discrimination in Ghana is no protections.
LGBT housing discrimination in Ghana is no protections.
Same-sex adoption in Ghana is single only.
Serving openly in military in Ghana is illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Ghana is banned (indefinite deferral).
Conversion therapy in Ghana is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Ghana is n/a.
LGBT Rights by Region
View the LGBT laws in each individual region of Ghana.