Compare LGBT Rights in Latvia & Namibia

Equality Index ?
49 / 100
44 / 100
Legal Index ?
62 / 100
54 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
35 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1992
Legal
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 1990
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1974
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1996
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2006
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2006
No protections
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Since 2024
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2024
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