Compare LGBT Rights in Guatemala & Panama

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
39 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
29 / 100
30 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1871
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1995
Unrecognized
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2005
Legal
Since 1998
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1997
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2007
Illegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedN/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1871
Equal
Since 2008
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