Compare LGBT Rights in Bocas del Toro & Kuna Yala

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
47 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
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 discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Illegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
Equal
Since 2008
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