Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & Suriname

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1989
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2001
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
Equal
Since 2015
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