Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Jersey

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
76 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
60 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2010
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 2014
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 2010
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2015
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 2000
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2006
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