Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & Nicaragua

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
45 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1974
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2018
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
No censorship
Since 2008
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2008
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