Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Uganda

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
1 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
No protections
Since 1904
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1904
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 2021
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