Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Panama

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
30 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2010
Illegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Equal
Since 2008
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