Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & U.S. Virgin Islands

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Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Legal
Since 1985
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 2025
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AUnknown
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