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LGBT Rights in Kuna Yala indigenous region

The laws displayed for Kuna Yala are the same as Panama.
    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
    ✖ Sexual orientation only
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Illegal
    Military
    N/A
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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Homosexual activity in Kuna Yala

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Homosexual activity in Kuna Yala is legal.

Current status
Since May 18, 2007
Legal
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Same-sex marriage in Kuna Yala

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Same-sex marriage in Kuna Yala is not legal.

Current status
Since Oct 11, 1972
Not legal
Article 58 of the 1972 constitution defines marriage as a different-sex union.
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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.
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Kuna Yala

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Kuna Yala is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Panama, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Kuna Yala

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Right to change legal gender in Kuna Yala 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.
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Jul 31, 2006–Mar 16, 2018
Legal, surgery not required
Not required since 2016. Missing non binary option on documents.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Kuna Yala

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Kuna Yala is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
Panama does not recognize genders other than male and female.
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LGBT discrimination in Kuna Yala

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LGBT discrimination in Kuna Yala is no protections.

Current status
Since Oct 11, 1972
No protections
There are no provision explicitly protecting LGBT people
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LGBT employment discrimination in Kuna Yala

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LGBT employment discrimination in Kuna Yala is sexual orientation only.

Current status
Since May 16, 2017
Sexual orientation only
Only for sexual orientation. Under the revision of the employment law. As well discrimination protection through human rights institute. Full employment discrimination protections pending.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Kuna Yala

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LGBT housing discrimination in Kuna Yala is no protections.

Current status
Since Oct 11, 1972
No protections
Proposed discrimination protections.
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Same-sex adoption in Kuna Yala

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Same-sex adoption in Kuna Yala is illegal.

Current status
Since Mar 2021
Illegal
Same sex couples banned from adopting.
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Serving openly in military in Kuna Yala

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Serving openly in military in Kuna Yala is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Doesn't have military.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Kuna Yala

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Blood donations by MSMs in Kuna Yala is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Conversion therapy in Kuna Yala

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Conversion therapy in Kuna Yala is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Not preformed. Conversion therapy ban pending.
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Equal age of consent in Kuna Yala

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Equal age of consent in Kuna Yala is equal.

Current status
Since Jul 31, 2008
Equal
The age of consent is equal at 18.
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