Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & Niger

Equality Index ?
41 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
37 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1974
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1988
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 onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Ambiguous
Since 1960
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1974
Unequal
Since 2016
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