Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & Vatican City

Equality Index ?
41 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1974
Legal
Since 1929
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1929
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
Other punishment
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownN/A
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 protectionsN/A
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyN/A
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownN/A
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1974
Equal
Since 1890
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