Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
17 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 1984
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2019
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 TellLegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1864
Unequal
Since 1947
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
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
10% Good place
70% Not a good place
11% Good place
76% Not a good place
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