Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & Suriname

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 1910
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 surgery
Since 2017
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 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Sexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
Equal
Since 2015
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