Compare LGBT Rights in Egypt & Panama

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
30 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1937
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1937
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2003
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Since 1989
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2008
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