Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & Saudi Arabia

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Banned
Since 1932
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 1932
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Since 1932
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Since 1932
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
N/A
Since 1932
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
N/A
Since 1932
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