Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & Singapore

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
51 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Banned
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1996
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal, but restricted for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Sexual orientation only
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Ambiguous
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
Equal
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