Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Namibia

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
41 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
33 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Legal
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 1990
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1974
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 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 2024
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1864
Equal
Since 2024
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
16% Approve
84% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
22% Approve
78% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
55% Tolerate
44% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
54% Tolerate
44% Not tolerate
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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