Compare LGBT Rights in Namibia & Turkmenistan

Equality Index ?
53 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
64 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2024
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Unrecognized
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2015
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2021
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2021
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2021
No protections
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
Single only
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2024
Female equal, male N/A
Since 2014
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