Compare LGBT Rights in Bahamas & Jamaica

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
22 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2007
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2003
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 1991
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1864
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