Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Panama

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
41 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
34 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 1972
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
N/A
Since 1989
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2001
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2008
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