Back LGBT-regte in Namibië Afrikaans معاملة المثليين في ناميبيا Arabic Drets del col·lectiu LGBT a Namíbia Catalan LGBT práva v Namibii Czech Homosexualität in Namibia German Diversidad sexual en Namibia Spanish Droits LGBT en Namibie French זכויות להט"ב בנמיביה HE Diritti LGBT in Namibia Italian Direitos LGBT na Namíbia Portuguese
LGBT rights in Namibia | |
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| Status | Legal since 2024[1][2][3] |
| Gender identity | Sex reassignment surgery is required to change legal gender |
| Military | No |
| Discrimination protections | Yes (sexual orientation only) |
| Family rights | |
| Recognition of relationships | Same-sex marriages performed outside of Namibia recognized since 2023 |
| Adoption | Ambiguous |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Namibia have expanded in recent years, although LGBT people still have limited legal protections.[4][5] Namibia's colonial-era laws criminalising male homosexuality were historically unenforced, and were overturned by the country's High Court in 2024.[1]
The climate for LGBT people in Namibia has eased in recent years. The country's leading LGBT advocacy group is OutRight Namibia,[citation needed] formed in March 2010 and officially registered in November 2010. It has organised Namibia's first pride parades and seeks to be "a voice for lesbian women, gay men, bisexuals and transgender and intersex people in Namibia".[6] Other LGBT groups include MPower Community Trust, which provides awareness of sexual health for gay and bisexual men, the Namibian Gays and Lesbian Movement, which provides counselling and advice to LGBT people and organises educational programs to raise awareness of LGBT Namibians, Tulinam, an LGBT faith-based group, and Wings to Transcend Namibia, a transgender group.[7]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Guardianwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Routh, Roland (November 2023). "Ruling on sodomy law reserved for May 2024". New Era. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "LGBTQ+ Namibians await landmark court ruling on gay sex law | Context".
- ^ "Namibia". Human Dignity Trust. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Petersen, Shelleygan (October 2023). "Gay community ready to take legal action over Ekandjo's bills". The Namibian. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "OutRight Namibia". Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ "Namibia's Compliance with the U.N. Convention Against Torture: LGBTI Rights" (PDF). The Advocates for Human Rights. 2016.
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