Compare LGBT Rights in Nigeria & Panama

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
41 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2014
Banned
Since 1972
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2024
N/A
Since 1989
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (5-year deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2001
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1916
Equal
Since 2008
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