Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & Qatar

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
7 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
9 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Banned
Since 1915
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Illegal
Since 1915
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
No protections
Since 1915
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Since 1915
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Since 1915
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Illegal
Since 1915
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Since 1915
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1915
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
N/A
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