Compare LGBT Rights in Namibia & Poland

Equality Index ?
53 / 100
50 / 100
Legal Index ?
64 / 100
55 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
45 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2024
Legal
Since 1970
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Unregistered cohabitation
Since 2012
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1995
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2021
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2021
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2021
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
Illegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1991
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2024
Equal
Since 1932
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