Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & Singapore

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
51 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Banned
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1989
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1973
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 1973
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 protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1989
Legal
Since 1990
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
Equal
Since 2023
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