Compare LGBT Rights in Paraguay & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
26 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1992
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2016
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1992
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1992
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2020
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
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