Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & Vatican City

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
33 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
33 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 1890
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipOther punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownN/A
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 protectionsN/A
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
N/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedN/A
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1989
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
Unknown
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