Compare LGBT Rights in Paraguay

Equality Index ?
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1990
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 1990
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
26% Approve
74% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
35% Approve
65% Disapprove
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
44% Good place
48% Not a good place
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