Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Niger

Equality Index ?
22 / 100
27 / 100
Legal Index ?
26 / 100
42 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellAmbiguous
Since 1960
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1864
Unequal
Since 2016
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