Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Uruguay

Equality Index ?
22 / 100
84 / 100
Legal Index ?
26 / 100
93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
74 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Legal
Since 1933
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 1985
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2004
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 2009
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2020
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2017
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1864
Equal
Since 1933
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