Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & Faroe Islands

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
43 / 100
92 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
35 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1822
Legal
Since 1933
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1858
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2010
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1822
Equal
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