Compare LGBT Rights in El Salvador & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
43 / 100
55 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
35 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1822
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1858
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
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 2022
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2010
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1822
Equal
Since 1999
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