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Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Jamaica
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    1. Nothing contained in or done under any law in so far as it restricts-
    a. marriage; or
    b. any other relationship in respect of which any rights and obligations similar to those pertaining to marriage are conferred upon persons as if they were husband and wife,
    to one man and one woman shall be regarded as being inconsistent with or in contravention of the provisions of this Chapter15.
    2. No form of marriage or other relationship referred to in subsection (1), other than the voluntary union of one man and one woman may be contracted or legally recognized in Jamaica. (Sec. 18)