Compare LGBT Rights in Mexico & Panama

Equality Index ?
73 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
89 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
30 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1929
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2022
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2009
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 1998
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2003
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2003
No protections
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionVaries by Region
Since 2010
Illegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2012
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2012
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2024
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1871
Equal
Since 2008
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