Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & Maldives

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
41 / 100
16 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1974
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2018
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
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 onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2010
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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