Compare LGBT Rights in Namibia & Samoa

Equality Index ?
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21 / 100
Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2024
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2013
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
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousN/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2024
Unknown
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