Compare LGBT Rights in Canada & El Salvador

Equality Index ?
78 / 100
41 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
62 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1969
Legal
Since 1974
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2005
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Ambiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careVaries by Region
Since 2024
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2017
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 1995
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal with restrictions
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2019
Equal
Since 1974
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