In Dialogue wh the Panama, Experts of the Human Rights Commtee Commend Torture Law Revisns, Raise Issu Concerng Accs to Legal Abortns and Discrimatn agast Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr and Intersex Persons | OHCHR

Contents:

• PANAMA’S LEGALIZG GAY MARRIAGE!
• PANAMá PROHíBE EL "MATRIMON" GAY N NUEVA LEY
• IN DIALOGUE WH THE PANAMA, EXPERTS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMTEE COMMEND TORTURE LAW REVISNS, RAISE ISSU CONCERNG ACCS TO LEGAL ABORTNS AND DISCRIMATN AGAST LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR AND INTERSEX PERSONS
• CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR

PANAMA’S LEGALIZG GAY MARRIAGE!

In July, the Panamanian ernment took an important step forward support of the rights of lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) people. Rpondg to acts of discrimatn durg the genr-based quarante, five ernment mistri and the Ombudsperson’s Office issued a statement that said, “the Natnal Government rejects any type of hostily, vlence, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia or discrimatn[. The terviewer is Cristian González Cabrera, a rearcher the lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) Rights Program at Human Rights Watch, where he foc on Lat Ameri and the Caribbean.

While a diverse group of activists protted outsi the Natnal Assembly, Deputy Jairo “Bolota” Salazar addrsed the crowd and said, “they are gay, and they nnot enter [the buildg].

PANAMá PROHíBE EL "MATRIMON" GAY N NUEVA LEY

HistoryHomosexual activy Panama? Homosexual activy Panama is legal.

Foreign same-sex marriag regnized onlyCourt lg pendg on legalizatn of gay unns, Marriage. LGBTQ+ rights Ameris In s lg, the urt said that 'no matter how many chang happen realy, ' gay marriag lack 'nventnal and nstutnal regnn.

The urt, however, said, "no matter how many chang happen realy, " for now gay marriage "lacks nventnal and nstutnal regnn. Newsletter LE MONDE IN ENGLISH Every morng, a selectn of articl om Le Mon In English straight to your box Sign up Wh the Febary 16 lg, the Panamanian jtice system "has rejected the regnn of the digny of same-sex upl and their right to build a fay Panama, " Ivan Chanis, print of the gay rights anizatn Fundacn Igual, told AFP. Moreover, they also lled for wir LGBT+ human rights, cludg a liftg of Panama’s ban on gay and bi men donatg blood.

IN DIALOGUE WH THE PANAMA, EXPERTS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMTEE COMMEND TORTURE LAW REVISNS, RAISE ISSU CONCERNG ACCS TO LEGAL ABORTNS AND DISCRIMATN AGAST LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR AND INTERSEX PERSONS

Anti-gay remarks ma on Saturday by a Hezbollah lear Lebanon who has recently lled for anti-gay vlence sparked panic and terror among lbian, …. Last week, we shared the news wh you that a historic urt lg Costa Ri uld brg gay marriage to 20 different natns. The urt said that the ia of homosexual unns Panama “lacks nventnal and nstutnal regnn, ” and explaed that s Fay Co prriz tradnal marriage and fay stctur.

Moreover, the Church stat that tradn, based on Sacred Scripture, “has always clared that ‘homosexual acts are trsilly disorred’”, gog on to expla that such acts “are ntrary to the natural law… close the sexual act to the gift of life… do not proceed om a genue affective and sexual plementary, ” and “[u]nr no circumstanc n they be approved. Last month, Kenya’s Supreme Court led a 3-2 cisn to allow homosexuals to tablish pro-LGBT anizatns, spe the fact that homosexual actns and relatnships rema illegal the Ain untry, LifeSeNews prevly reported.

Kenyan lawmakers, relig lears, and others have exprsed outrage ncerng the lg, argug that the cisn will help to normalize homosexualy and ero Kenyan culture. The cisn was South Korea’s first move awardg privileg unr the law for people homosexual unns.

CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR

The urt, however, said, “no matter how many chang happen realy, ” for now gay marriage “lacks nventnal and nstutnal regnn. Wh the Febary 16 lg, the Panamanian jtice system “has rejected the regnn of the digny of same-sex upl and their right to build a fay Panama, ” Ivan Chanis, print of the gay rights anizatn Fundacn Igual, he said. A 1947 law crimalizg homosexualy was repealed 2008 after protts by New Men and New Women of Panama, the only openly gay anizatn the untry.

The untry has a relatively large LGBT muny, which has held a gay rights para yearly sce 2005, Carnival has bee known as an unofficial gay pri celebratn Panama Cy and Las Tablas on the Azuero Pensula. Although the LGBT muny is fairly tegrated the pal cy and tourism and expat statns like Bos l Toro and Boquete, sexual orientatn is not flnted and there is not a huge gay scene. In one se, a gay uple married overseas and adopted a child.

Homophobic slurs are played for lghs.

Acrdg to the official ternal manual of the Natnal Police, beg homosexual is a "grave offense" that mers immediate employment termatn.

HistoryHomosexual activy Chiriquí? Homosexual activy Chiriquí is legal. Durg the first two s of the 21st century Lat Ameri has experienced chang the expansn of Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, Intersex, Queer (LGBTIQ+) rights and polici: crimalisatn of homosexualy, anti-discrimatn statut and the right to serve the ary, and same-sex marriage and unns (Corral, 2020).

Panama was the last Lat Amerin natn to crimalise homosexualy 2008 (Executive Decree Nº 332) and do not have any specific law to protect LGBTIQ+ people agast discrimatn based on sexual orientatn and genr inty.

In fact, the ternal regulatn of the Natnal Police and the Fire Department targets the practice of homosexualy and lbianism publicly (Executive Decre Nº 204 and Nº 113 rpectively).

The protts of human rights anisatns were viewed wh disda by the erng class, wh a Senator om the lg party statg, “They are gay, they nnot enter the natnal assembly” (TVN Noticias, 2019). (2013) Internatnal Influence, Domtic Activism, and Gay Rights Argenta. (Luis Asta/AFP via Getty Imag)"Beg homosexual isn’t a crime, " Francis told The Associated Prs.

"The Pope also addrsed how some Catholic bishops support laws crimalizg homosexualy some parts of the world.

En el Código Derecho Internacnal Privado la Repúbli Panamá, recientemente publido en la Gaceta Oficial, se prohíbe expramente el mal llamado "matrimon" gay y se señala que no se renocerán en el país unn siar realizadas en el extranjero. Álvarez dicó que n ta normativa, "las personas l mismo sexo que se sen afuera no puen reclamar rechos a unión porque en Panamá no existe la figura" l "matrimon" gay.

In Dialogue wh the Panama, Experts of the Human Rights Commtee Commend Torture Law Revisns, Raise Issu Concerng Accs to Legal Abortns and Discrimatn agast Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr and Intersex Persons.

The Human Rights Commtee this morng nclud s nsiratn of the sixth perdic report of Panama on how implements the provisns of the Internatnal Covenant on Civil and Polil Rights, wh Commtee Experts mendg efforts to brg torture fn le wh ternatnal standards, and raisg issu ncerng accs to safe and legal abortn and discrimatn agast lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex persons. Practic of “nversn therapy” to modify a person’s sexual orientatn or genr inty were ntrary to the digny of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex persons. The prosecutor was required to protect all persons’ rights and tegry, cludg lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex persons.