Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & Sint Maarten

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
68 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
68 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Ambiguous
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 1974
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
Equal
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