Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & Panama

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
41 / 100
Legal Index ?
31 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1972
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2014
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
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 adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot 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 consentEqual
Since 1976
Equal
Since 2008
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