Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & Netherlands

Equality Index ?
41 / 100
78 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
90 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
66 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1974
Legal
Since 1945
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2001
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2017
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2013
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2018
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1993
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1993
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Legal
Since 1974
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsLegal
Since 2024
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1974
Equal
Since 1978
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