Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Panama

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
30 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1983
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellN/A
Since 1989
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
Since 2008
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