Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
N/A
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