Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & Paraguay

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
26 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Banned
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Illegal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1989
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
Unequal
Since 1990
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