Compare LGBT Rights in Paraguay & Venezuela

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
26 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1992
Banned
Since 1999
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
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 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1992
Sexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1992
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2020
Single only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
Since 1998
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