Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Panama

Equality Index ?
22 / 100
41 / 100
Legal Index ?
26 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 1972
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2002
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 TellN/A
Since 1989
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2001
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1864
Equal
Since 2008
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