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History

Homosexual activity in La Paz

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Homosexual activity in La Paz is legal.

Current status
Since Jun 15, 1974
Legal
The penal code does not mention homosexuality explicitly and thus is assumed to be legal
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Same-sex marriage in La Paz

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Same-sex marriage in La Paz is banned.

Current status
Since Sep 6, 2018
Banned
Article 90 of the Family Code establishes that it is a cause for absolute nullity of marriage when the parties are of the same sex.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in La Paz

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Censorship of LGBT issues in La Paz is state-enforced.

Current status
Since Feb 28, 2024
State-enforced
On February 28, 2024, the Minister of Education indicated that "any usage of gender ideology has been thrown out of public schools", which means it is no longer possible to teach about LGBT topics in schools.
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Until Feb 27, 2024
No censorship
In El Salvador, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in La Paz

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Right to change legal gender in La Paz is ambiguous.

Current status
Since 2022
Ambiguous
There is no legal gender recognition procedure. However, some exceptions have been documented in 2022.

In 2022 the Supreme Court ordered the legislative assembly to create a procedure but they failed to do so within the deadline and still have not.
Until 2022
Illegal
There were no reported cases of legal gender recognition before 2022 and no legal procedures allowing it.

Gender-affirming care in La Paz

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Gender-affirming care in La Paz is banned.

Current status
Banned
Sex reassignment surgeries are prohibited in El Salvador.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in La Paz

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in La Paz is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
El Salvador does not legally recognize non-binary identities.

LGBT discrimination in La Paz

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LGBT discrimination in La Paz is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2009
Illegal in some contexts
The current legal measures against LGBT discrimination are only limited to the public administration.
Protection against LGBT discrimination in:
Health: Ministerial Agreement No. 202 (2009), Law 307 (2016).
Public empleoyment: Decree No. 56 (2010).
Clinical practice for students: Law 227 (2019)
Education: Law 431 (2022).

Hate crime law includes sexual orientation and gender identity.

LGBT employment discrimination in La Paz

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LGBT employment discrimination in La Paz is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Illegal to discriminate on govt. offices, by presidential decree, but not punishable
Sources:
Fraternidad Gay sin Fronteras (NGO)
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LGBT housing discrimination in La Paz

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LGBT housing discrimination in La Paz is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are no legal protections against LGBT discrimination in housing.
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Same-sex adoption in La Paz

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Same-sex adoption in La Paz is single only.

Current status
Single only
Legal for single only
Sources:
Fraternidad Gay sin Fronteras (NGO)
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Intersex infant surgery in La Paz

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Intersex infant surgery in La Paz is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in La Paz

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Serving openly in military in La Paz is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.

Current status
Since Sep 1, 2018
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Legal for LGB but not for transgender
Sources:
Fraternidad Gay sin Fronteras (NGO)
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Blood donations by MSMs in La Paz

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Blood donations by MSMs in La Paz is legal with restrictions.

Current status
Legal with restrictions
Gay and bisexual men are allowed to donate blood. Blood donation policy prohibits those who "engage in risky behaviours" from donating (people with multiple sex partners, for instance).
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Conversion therapy in La Paz

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Conversion therapy in La Paz is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is not believed to be banned in El Salvador, and there are reports of it.
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Equal age of consent in La Paz

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Equal age of consent in La Paz is unknown.

Current status
Unknown