Compare LGBT Rights in Gabon & Namibia

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
64 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
42 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2020
Legal
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2024
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousLegal
Since 2015
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2021
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2021
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2016
Sexual orientation only
Since 2021
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2020
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2020
Equal
Since 2024
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