Compare LGBT Rights in Namibia & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
51 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2024
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1974
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
Unknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2024
N/A
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