Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & El Salvador

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1974
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2002
Banned
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
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 adoptionIllegal
Since 2015
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2010
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
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