Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & Switzerland

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
70 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
77 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
64 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Legal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2022
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2024
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
Equal
Since 1992
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