Compare LGBT Rights in Belgium & Panama

Equality Index ?
74 / 100
39 / 100
Legal Index ?
87 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
61 / 100
30 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1944
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2003
Unrecognized
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 1998
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2003
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2006
Illegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1985
Equal
Since 2008
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