Compare LGBT Rights in Ecuador & El Salvador

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
88 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
41 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1974
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Banned
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Ambiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careLegalBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 1998
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2008
No protections
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguousSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal with restrictions
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2014
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Unknown
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