Compare LGBT Rights in Guatemala & El Salvador

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
41 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
29 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1871
Legal
Since 1974
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1995
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2005
Legal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1997
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2007
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1871
Equal
Since 1974
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