Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Kenya

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
17 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1986
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedIntersex only
Since 2022
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1930
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Illegal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Since 1941
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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