Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2018
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Illegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1998
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
N/A
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