Compare LGBT Rights in Brazil & Paraguay

Equality Index ?
78 / 100
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
98 / 100
39 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
57 / 100
26 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1830
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Banned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1988
State-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1996
Legal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2021
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2019
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
No protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
No protections
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2015
Illegal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2023
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2013
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2020
Legal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2018
Banned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1940
Unequal
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