Compare LGBT Rights in Brunei & El Salvador

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
41 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
33 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2019
Legal
Since 1974
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1951
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishmentState-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1996
Legal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1951
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1951
Equal
Since 1974
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