Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Kosovo

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
25 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Unrecognized
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
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 2015
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 2018
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AEqual
Since 2004
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