Compare LGBT Rights in Belgium & Paraguay

Equality Index ?
74 / 100
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
87 / 100
39 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
61 / 100
26 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1944
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2003
Banned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2003
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2006
Illegal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Legal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Banned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1985
Unequal
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