Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Panama

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
19 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
30 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2008
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