Compare LGBT Rights in Paraguay & Zambia

Equality Index ?
34 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
8 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1990
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2005
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1992
Banned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2020
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1990
Illegal
Since 1964
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 1990
N/A
Since 2005
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
6% Tolerate
92% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
4% Tolerate
95% 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
10% Good place
87% Not a good place
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