Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Guyana

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
22 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
53 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1894
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 2018
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
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 militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1864
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1894
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
16% Approve
84% Disapprove
21% Approve
79% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
22% Approve
78% Disapprove
26% Approve
74% Disapprove
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
10% Good place
70% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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