Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & Zambia

Equality Index ?
41 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1974
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Ambiguous
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
No protections
Since 1931
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 1931
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1974
N/A
Since 2005
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