Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Jamaica

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Sexual orientation only
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1962
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
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