Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & Palau

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
41 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1974
Legal
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2018
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
No censorship
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
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2010
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownUnknown
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