Compare LGBT Rights in Kuwait & Namibia

Equality Index ?
7 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
64 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
42 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1960
Legal
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2007
Legal
Since 2015
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2021
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2021
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2021
Same-sex adoptionN/ALegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2024
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