Laws banning sex between men that Namibia inherited from South Africa are unconstitutional, a high court ruled on Friday.
Dausab said he was"just happy" after the court's decision."It's a great day for Namibia," he said."It won't be a crime to love anymore." Rights campaigners say that, while convictions under the laws on"sodomy" and"unnatural sexual offences" were relatively rare in Namibia, they have perpetuated discrimination against the LGBTQ community and made gay men live in fear of arrest.
South Africa is now the only country on the African continent to allow LGBTQ couples to adopt children, marry and enter civil unions. Omar van Reenen, co-founder of the Namibia Equal Rights Movement, welcomed the court's judgment and said the LGBTQ community in Namibia could finally feel like equal citizens.