Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Jordan

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
25 / 100
34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Legal
Since 1951
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1960
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careLegalBanned
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AEqual
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