Compare LGBT Rights in Cayman Islands & Panama

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
39 / 100
Legal Index ?
69 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
30 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2020
Unrecognized
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 1998
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2000
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
Since 2008
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