Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & El Salvador

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
41 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1974
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
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 2018
Equal
Since 1974
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