Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & Namibia

Equality Index ?
40 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
42 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1974
Legal
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2018
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1963
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2015
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2024
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