Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Namibia

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
64 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
42 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Legal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2015
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2021
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2021
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Sexual orientation only
Since 2021
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
Since 2024
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