Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & India

Equality Index ?
41 / 100
61 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
65 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1974
Legal
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageBannedUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2014
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityGender identity only
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 2020
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownVaries by Region
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1974
Equal
Since 2018
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