Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & New Zealand

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
75 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
64 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Legal
Since 1986
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2012
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2020
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1986
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