Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & Costa Rica

Equality Index ?
40 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
47 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1974
Legal
Since 1971
Same-sex marriageBannedLegal
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2017
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2018
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation only
Since 2016
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsLegal
Since 2007
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1974
Equal
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