Compare LGBT Rights in Nicaragua & Paraguay

Equality Index ?
42 / 100
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
39 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
26 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1987
Banned
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation onlyNo protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Illegal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2007
Unequal
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