Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Nicaragua

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
42 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2007
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