Compare LGBT Rights in Namibia & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
43 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
35 / 100
29 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
28% Good Place
0%
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
55% Tolerate
44% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
54% Tolerate
44% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Support for same-sex marriage
(ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014)
Region not surveyed
24% Yes
55% No
Law
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legalIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized onlyNot legal
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2021
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2021
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2021
No protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguousIllegal
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualUnequal
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