Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & Turks and Caicos Islands

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
81 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
81 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Ambiguous
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
Illegal
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
Equal
Since 2000
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