Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & Montenegro

Equality Index ?
41 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
70 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
36 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1974
Legal
Since 1977
Same-sex marriageBannedCivil unions (limited rights)
Since 2021
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal
Since 2010
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2007
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Legal
Since 2017
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsLegal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1974
Equal
Since 1977
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