Compare LGBT Rights in Namibia & South Africa

Equality Index ?
41 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
84 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
34 / 100
58 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1920
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2021
Illegal
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2021
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2021
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLegal
Since 1996
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2007
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