Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Namibia

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
64 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
17 / 100
42 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Legal
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1986
Legal
Since 2015
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2021
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2021
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1930
Sexual orientation only
Since 2021
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2024
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