Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Sint Maarten

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
79 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
79 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalUnknown
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellN/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1864
Unknown
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
Region not surveyed
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