Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Tanzania

Equality Index ?
22 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
26 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
14 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 1971
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1981
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1864
N/A
Since 1998
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