Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & Panama

Equality Index ?
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41 / 100
Legal Index ?
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48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1822
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1858
Banned
Since 1972
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
N/A
Since 1989
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2010
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2001
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1822
Equal
Since 2008
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