Compare LGBT Rights in Namibia & Botswana

Equality Index ?
44 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
54 / 100
54 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
51 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2024
Legal
Since 2019
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1990
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1974
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 2017
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2010
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2007
Sexual orientation only
Since 2010
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2024
Legal
Since 2019
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2024
Equal
Since 2019
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
55% Tolerate
44% Not tolerate
43% Tolerate
56% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
54% Tolerate
44% Not tolerate
36% Tolerate
57% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
23% Good place
73% Not a good place
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