Current Version
Region | Namibia |
Issue | Same-sex marriage |
Status | ambiguous |
Start Date | past |
End Date | now |
Description | Namibian state does not perform same-sex marriage, however in numerous cases foreign same sex marriages have been recognized and parental rights have even been granted to gay couples looking to adopt. |
Sources | http://lib.ohchr.org/HRBodies/UPR/Documents/Session10/NA/JS1_JointSubmission-eng.pdf http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/19/africa-gay-marriage-namibia-any-questions |
Revision History (1)
Revision by DuffdeNecker
Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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Value | Not legal | |
Value Special | ambiguous | |
Note | As homosexuality is illegal, same sex union is also illegal | Namibian state does not perform same-sex marriage, however in numerous cases foreign same sex marriages have been recognized and parental rights have even been granted to gay couples looking to adopt. |
Sources | http://lib.ohchr.org/HRBodies/UPR/Documents/Session10/NA/JS1_JointSubmission-eng.pdf http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf | http://lib.ohchr.org/HRBodies/UPR/Documents/Session10/NA/JS1_JointSubmission-eng.pdf http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/19/africa-gay-marriage-namibia-any-questions |