Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Jamaica

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegalSingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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