Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & Vanuatu

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
43 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Banned
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1989
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
Equal
Since 2007
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