Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
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
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Ambiguous
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
N/A
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