Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & Senegal

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
4 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
4 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Banned
Since 1989
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1965
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
No protections
Since 1966
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Since 1966
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Since 1966
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Single only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
N/A
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