Compare LGBT Rights in Barbados & Jamaica

Equality Index ?
63 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
59 / 100
34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
67 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2022
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2018
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-Affirming CareLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2020
Sexual orientation only
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1962
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2022
N/A
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