Compare LGBT Rights in Namibia & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
53 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
64 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2024
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2015
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2021
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2021
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2021
No protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2024
N/A
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