Compare LGBT Rights in Laos & Paraguay

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
39 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
47 / 100
26 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1990
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1990
Banned
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2009
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2009
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1953
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1953
No protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1953
No protections
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguous
Since 1990
Illegal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 2012
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqualUnequal
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