Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & Solomon Islands

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
23 / 100
Legal Index ?
43 / 100
23 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
34 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1972
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
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 2014
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1989
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2001
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
N/A
Since 1978
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
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
45% Good place
45% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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