Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & North Korea

Equality Index ?
41 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1974
Legal
Since 1948
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
State-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
No protections
Since 1948
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Ambiguous
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1974
Equal
Since 2009
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