Compare LGBT Rights in Brazil & Panama

Equality Index ?
76 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
57 / 100
30 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1830
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesVaries by Region
Since 2014
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2025
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderVaries by Region
Since 2020
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2019
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2015
Illegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2023
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2013
N/A
Since 1989
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2020
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2018
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1940
Equal
Since 2008
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