Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & Yemen

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
43 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
34 / 100
17 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1972
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1989
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2001
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
N/A
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
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
2% Justifiable
60% Not justifiable
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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