Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Puerto Rico

Equality Index ?
22 / 100
81 / 100
Legal Index ?
26 / 100
96 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
66 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2025
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2025
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2019
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1864
Unknown
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