Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & Eritrea

Equality Index ?
41 / 100
5 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
35 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1822
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1858
Unrecognized
Since 1957
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Illegal
Since 1957
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2010
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1822
N/A
Since 1957
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
19% Approve
81% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
34% Approve
66% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
34% Yes
62% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
44% Good place
50% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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