Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Namibia

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
51 / 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-enforced
Since 2012
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1974
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1986
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2024
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