Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
41 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1974
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1858
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
State-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1984
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 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1952
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2010
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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