Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Paraguay

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
31 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Banned
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2015
State-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2015
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo 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 adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 1990
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2011
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
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
6% Tolerate
94% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
5% Tolerate
94% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
3% Good place
96% Not a good place
44% Good place
48% Not a good place
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