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| Region | Paraguay |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | Feb 21, 1910 |
| End Date | Dec 16, 1990 |
| Description | In 1910, Paraguay enacted a new Penal Code, which continued to criminalise sodomy but also criminalised lesbianism by banning "carnal intercourse between persons of the same sex". |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20220901042049/https://www.csj.gov.py/cache/lederes/R-1-011910-L-1-0.pdf |
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| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | Feb 21, 1910 |
| End Date | Dec 16, 1990 |
| Description | In 1910, Paraguay enacted a new Penal Code, which continued to criminalise sodomy but also criminalised lesbianism by banning "carnal intercourse between persons of the same sex". |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20220901042049/https://www.csj.gov.py/cache/lederes/R-1-011910-L-1-0.pdf |