Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & El Salvador

Equality Index ?
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39 / 100
Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
35 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Legal
Since 1822
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Banned
Since 1858
Censorship of LGBT issuesFine as punishment
Since 2009
State-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
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 adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2009
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2010
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2009
Equal
Since 1822
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