Compare LGBT Rights in Paraguay & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
34 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
20 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1990
Illegal (other penalty)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1992
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
Unknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2020
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1990
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 1990
N/A
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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