Compare LGBT Rights in French Polynesia & Namibia

Equality Index ?
100 / 100
41 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
33 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1985
Legal
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 1990
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1974
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1975
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 2024
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
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
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