Compare LGBT Rights in Paraguay & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
34 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
14 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
10 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1990
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1891
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1992
Banned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
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 2020
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
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 1990
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1891
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
10% Did not mention homosexuals
89% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
6% Justifiable
90% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
8% Agree
86% Disagree
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
10% Tolerate
89% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
8% Tolerate
90% Not tolerate
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
1% Justifiable
86% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
44% Good place
48% Not a good place
5% Good place
82% Not a good place
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