Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Mali

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2004
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
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
Illegal
Since 2011
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 2024
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