Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Nepal

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
72 / 100
Legal Index ?
25 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
61 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Legal
Since 2007
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Ambiguous
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2013
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AEqual
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