Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & South Sudan

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
14 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
No protections
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Since 2011
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
N/A
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