Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & El Salvador

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
39 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
45 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 1974
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Banned
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Ambiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1989
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
Unknown
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