Compare LGBT Rights in Bahamas & Jamaica

Equality Index ?
33 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1999
Legal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2003
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1962
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
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