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

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
100 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
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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 genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2000
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Unknown
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2004
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyAmbiguousUnknown
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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