Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & Pakistan

Equality Index ?
41 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
31 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
31 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1974
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1958
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityGender identity only
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 1973
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 restrictionsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1974
N/A
Since 1973
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