Compare LGBT Rights in Democratic Republic of the Congo & Namibia

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
64 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
42 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Legal
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2006
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 2015
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2021
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2021
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2021
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2006
Equal
Since 2024
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