Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Jamaica

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesFine as punishmentNo 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 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 militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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