Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & Mauritania

Equality Index ?
41 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1974
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
Since 1991
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 1983
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Illegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1974
N/A
Since 1983
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