Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2000
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2004
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
No protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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