Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Turkey

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
37 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
36 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Legal
Since 1858
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal, but restricted for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
No protections
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1858
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1980
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1858
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