Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & Samoa

Equality Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1974
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2018
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
State-enforced
Since 2013
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
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
N/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2010
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentUnknownUnknown
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