Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Liberia

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
25 / 100
27 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
11 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1978
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 1973
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AN/A
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