Compare LGBT Rights in Paraguay & Venezuela

Equality Index ?
34 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
41 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
26 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1990
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1992
Banned
Since 1999
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 1998
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2016
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2020
Single only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 1990
Equal
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