Namibia LGBTQ rights: Gay sex laws ruled unconstitutional by high court

In a landmark ruling, laws banning same-sex acts between men are ruled unconstitutional.

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Convictions for the colonial-era offences of "sodomy" and "unnatural sexual offences" were rare but fuelled discrimination against gay men who lived in fear of arrest.

No laws exist prohibiting sex between between women in Namibia.

Marrying someone of the same sex is still illegal in the southern African nation.

But if a same-sex couple weds abroad and one of them is not a Namibian citizen, their union is legally recognised.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7220g65xllo

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