Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1984
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Single only
Since 1952
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1989
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2001
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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