Entry #3517: Homosexual activity in Jamaica

Original entry by Ausyk (Aug 4, 2016)

Region	Jamaica
Issue	Homosexual activity
Status	Male illegal, female legal
Start Date	Jan 1, 1864
End Date	Sep 19, 2018
Description	7-14 years in prison. Not enforced. the president of Jamaica just said he has not problem with gays serving in government. Decriminalization pending.
Sources	http://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#jamaica https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/30/gay-rights-world-best-worst-countries

28 Revisions

28. Revision #14533 (Sep 29, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value (Current)	Old Value
Note	7-14 years in prison. Not enforced. the president of Jamaica just said he has not problem with gays serving in government. Decriminalization pending.	8-14 years in prison. Not enforced. the president of Jamaica just said he has not problem with gays serving in government. Decriminalization pending.

27. Revision #12836 (Sep 3, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-09-19	2018-08-19

26. Revision #12481 (Aug 27, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-08-19	2018-08-01

25. Revision #11306 (Aug 1, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-08-01	2018-07-23

24. Revision #10881 (Jul 23, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-07-23	2018-07-18

23. Revision #10483 (Jul 18, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-07-18	2018-07-09

22. Revision #9853 (Jul 9, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-07-09	2018-07-05
Sources	http://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#jamaica https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/30/gay-rights-world-best-worst-countries	http://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/30/gay-rights-world-best-worst-countries

21. Revision #9627 (Jul 5, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-07-05	2018-06-23
Sources	http://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/30/gay-rights-world-best-worst-countries	http://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf

20. Revision #9275 (Jun 23, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-06-23	2018-06-14

19. Revision #8772 (Jun 14, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-06-14	2018-06-05
Note	8-14 years in prison. Not enforced. the president of Jamaica just said he has not problem with gays serving in government. Decriminalization pending.	8-14 years in prison. Not enforced. the president of Jamaica just said he has not problem with gays serving in government.

18. Revision #8247 (Jun 5, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-06-05	2018-06-01

17. Revision #8062 (Jun 2, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-06-01	2018-05-02

16. Revision #7729 (May 2, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-05-02	2018-04-22

15. Revision #7595 (Apr 22, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-04-22	2018-04-13
Note	8-14 years in prison. Not enforced. the president of Jamaica just said he has not problem with gays serving in government.	8-14 years in prison. Not enforced.

14. Revision #7471 (Apr 13, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-04-13	2018-03-30
Note	8-14 years in prison. Not enforced.	8-14 years in prison. Not enforced. Decriminalization pending.

13. Revision #7129 (Mar 30, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-03-30	2018-03-20

12. Revision #6919 (Mar 20, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-03-20	2018-03-11
Note	8-14 years in prison. Not enforced. Decriminalization pending.	8-14 years in prison. Not enforced.

11. Revision #6613 (Mar 11, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-03-11	2018-02-21

10. Revision #5931 (Feb 21, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-02-21	2018-02-03
Sources	http://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf	https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/

9. Revision #5700 (Feb 3, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-02-03	2018-01-04
Note	8-14 years in prison. Not enforced.	Up to 10 years in prison and hard labor. Not enforced.

8. Revision #5237 (Jan 4, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-01-04	2017-09-06

7. Revision #3287 (Sep 7, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2017-09-06	2017-09-05
Note	Up to 10 years in prison and hard labor. Not enforced.	Up to 10 years in prison and hard labor.

6. Revision #3165 (Sep 5, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2017-09-05	2017-08-10
Note	Up to 10 years in prison and hard labor.	Up to 10 years in prison.

5. Revision #2715 (Aug 11, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2017-08-10	2017-03-06

4. Revision #2714 (Aug 11, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Value	Male illegal, female legal	Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Note	Up to 10 years in prison.	Up to 10 years in prison with hard labor.

3. Revision #2466 (Mar 6, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2017-03-06	2016-11-28

2. Revision #1329 (Nov 28, 2016 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Start Date	1864-01-01	0000-01-01
End Date	2016-11-28	2016-08-04

1. Revision #1328 (Nov 28, 2016 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value (Original)
Value	Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)	Male illegal, female legal
Note	Up to 10 years in prison with hard labor.	Female has always been legal
Sources	https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/	No

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Entry #3517: Homosexual activity in Jamaica

Original entry by Ausyk (Aug 4, 2016)

28 Revisions

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