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Panama Indeks Podróży Gejowskich 2026

56/100
Pewna ostrożność #68 of 207

Wynik = Prawo 38/60 + Scena 18/40 = 56/100

Updated 7 Oct 2026 · release 2026.3.

A live score, not an annual report — it recomputes as laws, rulings and the scene itself change. See what moved in 2026.

Bezpieczeństwo prawne · Legal milestones · Scena na miejscu · Zaplanuj podróż · Częste pytania

Panama City → gay city guide

KryminalizacjaLegal
Związki partnerskie● Nie not recognised
Ochrona przed dyskryminacją● Częściowo
Uzgodnienie płciLegal route — recognition possible via medical or administrative process
Egzekwowanie w praktyceHarassment — police or state harassment documented

Research note: Surgery plus inspection; StateDept police harassment reports — GayOut Index 2026.3 legal research (ILGA World / Human Dignity Trust / Rainbow Europe / Equaldex).

Legal composite, five components

Fulfilment per component (100 = maximum). Weights: criminalisation 35% · partnership 20% · enforcement 20% · anti-discrimination 15% · gender recognition 10%.

Legal milestones

Background, not travel advice — how the current status came to be. For planning a trip, rely on the current score, tier and scene sections above; 2026 movements are tracked in the sourced change log.

  1. 2005Panama's first Gay Pride march was held in June 2005 with around 100 demonstrators. ↗
  2. 2006Transgender people gained the right to change legal gender and name on birth certificates, but only after sex reassignment surgery. ↗
  3. 2008Executive Decree 332 repealed the anti-sodomy law, making Panama the last Spanish-speaking country in the Americas to decriminalize; homosexuality was also declassified as an illness. ↗
  4. 2016A transgender woman changed her legal name without surgery for the first time in Panama. ↗
  5. 2023The Supreme Court ruled after a seven-year delay that no positive right to same-sex marriage existed under Panamanian law. ↗
  6. TodaySame-sex activity remained legal, but marriage stayed unrecognized and discrimination protections remained minimal. ↗

Sources: ILGA World · Human Dignity Trust · Equaldex. Each milestone links to a reference source ↗.

Scena na miejscu — 18/40 punkty

22
Miejsca LGBTQ+ w katalogu
5
Bary gejowskie
1
Sauny gejowskie
1
Miasta ze sceną
1
Parady równości
0
Queerowe festiwale filmowe
Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)
Bary gejowskie na milion1.11
Sauny na milion0.22
Wydarzenia na milion0.22
Stopień pokryciaA
Wynik sceny18/40 (surowy indeks sceny 46/100)

Częste pytania

Czy Panama jest bezpieczny dla gejów w podróży?

Panama is rated Some caution on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026, scoring 56/100 overall with a legal safety component of 38/60. On enforcement reality, police or state harassment is documented.

Czy małżeństwa jednopłciowe są legalne w Panama?

No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Panama. Overall legal status: Legal.

Czy w Panama istnieje scena gejowska?

Yes. GayOut lists 22 LGBTQ+ venues in Panama, including 5 dedicated gay bars, across 1 cities with a scene, and tracks 1 Pride parades there.