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LGBT Rights in Bocas del Toro province

Bocas del Toro is governed by federal Panama law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Not legal
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
    Non-binary gender recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Illegal
    Military
    N/A
    Donating Blood
    ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal

Public Opinion

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History

Homosexual activity in Bocas del Toro

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Homosexual activity in Bocas del Toro is legal.

Current status
Since May 18, 2007
Legal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.js…
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Same-sex marriage in Bocas del Toro

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Same-sex marriage in Bocas del Toro is not legal.

Current status
Since Oct 11, 1972
Not legal
Article 58 of the 1972 constitution defines marriage as a different-sex union.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
constituteproject.org/const…
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Oct 11, 1972–Sep 6, 2018
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Court ruling pending on legalization of gay unions, Marriage.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
quora.com/Which-countries-w…
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Bocas del Toro

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Bocas del Toro is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Panama, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Right to change legal gender in Bocas del Toro

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Right to change legal gender in Bocas del Toro is legal, but requires surgery.

Current status
Since Jul 31, 2006
Legal, but requires surgery
Transgender persons can change their legal gender and name after completion of medical intervention since 2006.

They need to undergo a visual inspection of their genitals by a doctor to get the change granted, which can be difficult and humiliating.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
impresa.prensa.com/panorama…
docs.panama.justia.com/fede…
hrw.org/news/2021/07/21/pan…
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Jul 31, 2006–Mar 16, 2018
Legal, surgery not required
Not required since 2016. Missing non binary option on documents.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
elespectador.com/noticias/e…

nationalgeographic.com/maga…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Bocas del Toro

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Bocas del Toro is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
Panama does not recognize genders other than male and female.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
hrw.org/news/2021/07/21/pan…
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LGBT discrimination in Bocas del Toro

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LGBT discrimination in Bocas del Toro is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are no laws protecting LGBT people from discrimination. The Anti-discrimination law (Law No. 7 2018) does not explicity include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected categories.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
up.ac.pa/sites/default/file…
database.ilga.org/panama-lgbti
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Oct 11, 1972–May 16, 2017
No protections
There are no provision explicitly protecting LGBT people
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.js…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Bocas del Toro

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LGBT employment discrimination in Bocas del Toro is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are no laws protecting LGBT people from discrimination in employment.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
database.ilga.org/panama-lgbti
up.ac.pa/sites/default/file…
hsph.harvard.edu/population…
ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILG…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Bocas del Toro

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LGBT housing discrimination in Bocas del Toro is no protections.

Current status
Since Oct 11, 1972
No protections
Proposed discrimination protections.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Same-sex adoption in Bocas del Toro

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Same-sex adoption in Bocas del Toro is illegal.

Current status
Since Mar 2021
Illegal
Same sex couples banned from adopting.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
pinknews.co.uk/2021/03/10/p…
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Serving openly in military in Bocas del Toro

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Serving openly in military in Bocas del Toro is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Doesn't have military.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Blood donations by MSMs in Bocas del Toro

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Blood donations by MSMs in Bocas del Toro is banned (indefinite deferral).

Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Panamanians and foreigners are not allowed to donate blood, LGBTQ+ people too.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
equaldex.com/region/panama
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Conversion therapy in Bocas del Toro

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Conversion therapy in Bocas del Toro is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Not preformed. Conversion therapy ban pending.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Equal age of consent in Bocas del Toro

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Equal age of consent in Bocas del Toro is equal.

Current status
Since Jul 31, 2008
Equal
The age of consent is equal at 18.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
gacetaoficial.gob.pa/pdfTem…
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