Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & El Salvador

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
41 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
35 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1822
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1858
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
State-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1991
Ambiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2010
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1822
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
11% Did not mention homosexuals
86% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
0% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
2% Agree
76% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
19% Approve
81% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
34% Approve
66% Disapprove
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
0% Justifiable
97% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
Region not surveyed
34% Yes
62% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
3% Good place
70% Not a good place
44% Good place
50% Not a good place
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