Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & Malta

Equality Index ?
41 / 100
76 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1974
Legal
Since 1973
Same-sex marriageBannedLegal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2017
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2014
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownFull ban
Since 2015
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1974
Equal
Since 1998
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