Compare LGBT Rights in China & Panama

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
30 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
Illegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
Equal
Since 2008
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