Compare LGBT Rights in India & Paraguay

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
31 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Banned
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1990
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Legal
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2022
Banned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Unequal
Since 1990
Public Opinion
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
58% Support
18% Against
Region not surveyed
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
66% Agree
21% Disagree
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
37% Yes
37% No
Region not surveyed
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
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
2% Justifiable
80% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
26% Good place
43% Not a good place
44% Good place
48% Not a good place
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