Compare LGBT Rights in Egypt & El Salvador

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
41 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Legal
Since 1974
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryAmbiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2003
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1974
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