Compare LGBT Rights in Belize & El Salvador

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2016
Legal
Since 1974
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation onlySexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation onlyNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2016
Equal
Since 1974
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