Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Panama

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Banned
Since 1972
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/ASingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Since 1989
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2001
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2008
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