Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & Samoa

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2013
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 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1989
N/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
Unknown
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