Compare LGBT Rights in Namibia & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
53 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
64 / 100
15 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2024
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2006
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Banned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2015
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2021
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2021
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2021
Ambiguous
Since 1980
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2024
Female equal, male N/A
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