Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & Sierra Leone

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
43 / 100
22 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
34 / 100
6 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1972
Banned
Since 1861
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2023
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1989
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2001
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1861
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
22% Approve
78% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
38% Approve
62% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
6% Tolerate
90% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
7% Tolerate
91% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
45% Good place
45% Not a good place
8% Good place
80% Not a good place
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