Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & South Africa

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
84 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
59 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Legal
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
Illegal
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 1996
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
Equal
Since 2007
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