Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & Syria

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Banned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 2011
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1989
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
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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