Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Jamaica

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
18 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Female equal, male N/A
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