Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & Saint Helena

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
86 / 100
Legal Index ?
41 / 100
86 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1974
Legal
Since 2000
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2018
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2005
Gender-affirming careBannedN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2017
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 bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentUnknownUnknown
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