Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Puerto Rico

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
35 / 100
93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Gender-Affirming CareLegal
Since 2000
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2004
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 2018
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyAmbiguousBanned
Since 2019
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2004
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