Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Turkey

Equality Index ?
22 / 100
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
26 / 100
34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
35 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Legal
Since 1858
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2015
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1988
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Since 2025
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
No protections
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1864
Equal
Since 1858
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