Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & Papua New Guinea

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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1974
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
No censorship
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 2002
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
Since 2002
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2002
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsLegal
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1974
Female equal, male N/A
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