Compare LGBT Rights in Aruba & Jamaica

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
48 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2024
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1962
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1974
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyAmbiguousAmbiguous
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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