Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & Belize

Equality Index ?
40 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
47 / 100
55 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1974
Legal
Since 2016
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2017
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation only
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1974
Equal
Since 2016
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