Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & Saint Kitts and Nevis

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
15 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 2022
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1989
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
Equal
Since 2022
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