Compare LGBT Rights in Bolivia & El Salvador

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
81 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1832
Legal
Since 1974
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2020
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Illegal
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2010
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2002
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2002
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2019
Legal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1999
Equal
Since 1974
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