Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Peru

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
58 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
70 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
46 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2009
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2021
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2012
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