Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & North Macedonia

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
62 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Legal
Since 1996
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Unrecognized
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
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
Since 2009
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1996
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