Compare LGBT Rights in Gibraltar & Jamaica

Equality Index ?
73 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
82 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
63 / 100
18 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2016
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2013
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2009
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2000
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2011
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1864
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
16% Approve
84% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
22% Approve
78% Disapprove
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
10% Good place
70% Not a good place
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