Compare LGBT Rights in Panama

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1998
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
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