Hanover is governed by federal Jamaica law. Learn more
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Male illegal, female legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✔ Legal
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- Unknown
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Ambiguous
- Age of Consent
- N/A
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Homosexual activity in Hanover is male illegal, female legal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1864
Male illegal, female legal
Under The Offences Against the Person Act (1864) (Article 76) Female same-sex encounters are not explicitly outlawed. However, all individuals are prohibited from buggery (anal sex) with another individual. The punishment for buggery is up to 10 years imprisonment, with hard labor.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Hanover is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Jamaica, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Hanover is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
A person's gender identity is not legally recognized in Jamaica. For all official purposes, gender assigned at birth overrules gender identity. One does not have the right to change their legal gender.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Hanover is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Missing non-binary options.
LGBT discrimination in Hanover is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Some protections from harassment based on sexual orientation in schools.
LGBT employment discrimination in Hanover is sexual orientation only.
LGBT housing discrimination in Hanover is no protections.
Current status
Since Aug 6, 1962
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal there. A cop in Jamaica said that conditions for lgbt were improving.
Intersex infant surgery in Hanover is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Serving openly in military in Hanover is legal.
Current status
Legal
No laws criminalizing or restricting service.
Conversion therapy in Hanover is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Equal age of consent in Hanover is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Homosexuality is illegal.