Compare LGBT Rights in Cocos & Namibia

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
75 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
42 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1990
Legal
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1974
Gender-affirming careN/ARestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2024
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