Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & Turkmenistan

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
43 / 100
18 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
34 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1972
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Illegal
Since 1991
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1989
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2001
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
Female equal, male N/A
Since 2014
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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