Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & Belize

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
56 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 2016
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Unrecognized
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1989
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
Equal
Since 2016
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