Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Rwanda

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1986
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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