Compare LGBT Rights in Barbados & Namibia

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
44 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
54 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
71 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1979
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 1990
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1974
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2020
No protections
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2024
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2022
Equal
Since 2024
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