Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & El Salvador

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
31 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1974
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
State-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2014
Ambiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2010
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1976
Unknown
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