Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & Zambia

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Ambiguous
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
No protections
Since 1931
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Ambiguous
Since 1931
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ADon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
N/A
Since 2005
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