Compare LGBT Rights in Iran & Paraguay

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
3 / 100
31 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesDeath penalty as punishment
Since 1987
State-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1987
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1987
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1990
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1979
Unequal
Since 1990
Public Opinion
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
3% Justifiable
90% Not justifiable
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
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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