Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
40 / 100
62 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
69 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
54 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1974
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2018
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2013
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2006
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