Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Norway

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
87 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
87 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Legal
Since 1972
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal
Since 1981
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1981
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1981
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2009
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 2001
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2024
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1972
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