Compare LGBT Rights in Namibia & North Korea

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
51 / 100
34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2024
Legal
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Banned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1974
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousAmbiguous
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2024
Equal
Since 2009
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