Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & North Korea

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38 / 100
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Legal
Since 1948
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1948
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
No protections
Since 1948
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalAmbiguous
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2009
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