Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Lebanon

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
17 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
14 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Ambiguous
Since 1943
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipAmbiguous
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
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
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2013
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 2013
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