Compare LGBT Rights in Gambia & Jamaica

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Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2014
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
No 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 surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
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