Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Latvia

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
61 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
35 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2017
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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