Compare LGBT Rights in Nicaragua & El Salvador

Equality Index ?
43 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Since 1974
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1987
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation onlySexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2007
Equal
Since 1974
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