Compare LGBT Rights in British Virgin Islands & Jamaica

Equality Index ?
65 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
65 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2007
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
Sexual orientation only
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
No protections
Since 1962
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2001
N/A
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