Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & Peru

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
57 / 100
Legal Index ?
41 / 100
68 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
46 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1974
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2018
Banned
Since 1993
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Ambiguous
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Legal
Since 2009
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2010
Legal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2021
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2012
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