Compare LGBT Rights in Israel & Panama

Equality Index ?
62 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
76 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
47 / 100
30 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1963
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 1994
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
Illegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2021
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1948
Equal
Since 2008
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