Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & Kyrgyzstan

Equality Index ?
41 / 100
23 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1974
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
State-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Illegal
Since 2020
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2005
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
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 onlySingle only
Since 2005
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1991
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1974
Equal
Since 1998
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