Compare LGBT Rights in Paraguay & Suriname

Equality Index ?
36 / 100
44 / 100
Legal Index ?
41 / 100
65 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1990
Legal
Since 1869
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1992
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2020
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1990
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 1990
Equal
Since 2015
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