Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & Iraq

Equality Index ?
41 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1974
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Illegal
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Since 2024
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Illegal
Since 2007
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1974
N/A
Since 2024
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