Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & Sint Maarten

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
79 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
79 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Unknown
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1989
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2001
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
Unknown
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