Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & Paraguay

Equality Index ?
52 / 100
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
54 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
50 / 100
31 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsProtected in some contexts
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 1990
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyUnknownBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2021
Unequal
Since 1990
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
26% Approve
74% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
35% Approve
65% Disapprove
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
44% Good place
48% Not a good place
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