Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Paraguay

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
31 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Banned
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Legal
Since 1990
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
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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