Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & Panama

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
30 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot 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 adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2024
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
Equal
Since 2008
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