Compare LGBT Rights in Macau & Paraguay

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
54 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
31 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1995
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2013
Banned
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 1990
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentUnknownUnequal
Since 1990
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
55% Did not mention homosexuals
42% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
21% Justifiable
26% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
47% Agree
14% Disagree
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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