Compare LGBT Rights in Nicaragua & Panama

Equality Index ?
43 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
30 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Since 2007
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1987
Banned
Since 1972
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Gender-Affirming CareUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation onlyNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1972
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Illegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2007
Equal
Since 2008
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