Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & Guatemala

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
29 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 1871
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Banned
Since 1963
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
Since 2021
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Single only
Since 2007
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1989
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
Unknown
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