Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Montenegro

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
52 / 100
Legal Index ?
25 / 100
68 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
36 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Legal
Since 1977
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2021
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Since 2012
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal
Since 2010
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Since 2007
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 2017
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AEqual
Since 1977
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