Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & El Salvador

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
15 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1974
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Banned
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2013
Ambiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not 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 militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2010
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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