Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
41 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
35 / 100
23 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1822
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1858
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Illegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2010
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1822
N/A
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
19% Approve
81% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
34% Approve
66% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
34% Yes
62% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
44% Good place
50% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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