Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Namibia

Equality Index ?
1 / 100
44 / 100
Legal Index ?
0 / 100
54 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
2 / 100
33 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Since 1990
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1974
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/AIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 2024
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2024
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
55% Tolerate
44% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
54% Tolerate
44% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
2% Good place
89% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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