Compare LGBT Rights in Cocos & Namibia

Equality Index ?
100 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
64 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
42 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1955
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, no restrictionsLegal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2015
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
Since 2021
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Sexual orientation only
Since 2021
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation only
Since 2021
Same-sex adoptionLegalLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyBannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2024
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