Compare LGBT Rights in Paraguay & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
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24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1992
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1992
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1992
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2020
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
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