Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Trinidad and Tobago

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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Legal
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Unrecognized
Since 1924
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
No protections
Since 2001
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2001
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2001
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Since 1947
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2018
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