Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & Panama

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
39 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
30 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2014
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1998
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2008
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