Compare LGBT Rights in Paraguay & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
34 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
44 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1990
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1992
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2020
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1990
Legal
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 1990
Equal
Since 2012
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
26% Approve
74% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
35% Approve
65% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
45% Tolerate
51% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
40% Tolerate
59% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
44% Good place
48% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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