Compare LGBT Rights in Guyana & Jamaica

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
20 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1893
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1980
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1980
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2021
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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