Compare LGBT Rights in Paraguay & Sint Maarten

Equality Index ?
34 / 100
79 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
79 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1990
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1992
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalUnknown
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2020
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1990
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Unknown
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 1990
Unknown
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
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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