Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & Belize

Equality Index ?
41 / 100
49 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
54 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
35 / 100
44 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1822
Legal
Since 2016
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1858
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Sexual orientation only
Since 2024
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Sexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2019
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Legal
Since 2016
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2010
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1822
Equal
Since 2016
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
19% Approve
81% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
34% Approve
66% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
34% Yes
62% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
44% Good place
50% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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