Compare LGBT Rights in Belize & Panama

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
30 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2016
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation onlyNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation onlyNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousN/A
Since 1989
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2016
Equal
Since 2008
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