Compare LGBT Rights in Namibia & Qatar

Equality Index ?
53 / 100
7 / 100
Legal Index ?
64 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
9 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2024
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Banned
Since 1915
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal
Since 1915
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2015
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2021
No protections
Since 1915
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2021
No protections
Since 1915
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2021
No protections
Since 1915
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
Illegal
Since 1915
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Since 1915
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1915
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2024
N/A
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