Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Kyrgyzstan

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Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2020
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2005
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Since 2005
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1991
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1998
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