Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Myanmar

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Unrecognized
Since 1886
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2020
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1963
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
No protections
Since 1886
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1886
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1886
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1861
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