Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & Turkmenistan

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Unrecognized
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Single only
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
Female equal, male N/A
Since 2014
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