Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & Paraguay

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
43 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
34 / 100
31 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1972
Banned
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
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 militaryN/A
Since 1989
Legal
Since 1990
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2001
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
Unequal
Since 1990
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
22% Approve
78% Disapprove
26% Approve
74% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
38% Approve
62% Disapprove
35% Approve
65% Disapprove
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
45% Good place
45% Not a good place
44% Good place
48% Not a good place
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