Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & Syria

Equality Index ?
41 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
13 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1974
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
State-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
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 protectionsNo protections
Since 1964
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyAmbiguous
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1974
N/A
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