Compare LGBT Rights in Faroe Islands & Panama

Equality Index ?
80 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
92 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
30 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1933
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2006
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Since 1989
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2008
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