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| Region | El Salvador |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | State-enforced |
| Start Date | Feb 28, 2024 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | On February 28, 2024, the Minister of Education indicated that "any usage of gender ideology has been thrown out of public schools", which means it is no longer possible to teach about LGBT topics in schools. In October 2025, the Ministry of Education banned inclusive language in the country's public schools and all institutions affiliated with the Ministry. The new order prohibits the use of words such as "amigue," "compañere," "todos y todas," "alumn@," "jovenxs," or "nosotrxs," or "any other linguistic distortion that alludes to gender ideology." |
| Sources | https://www.elpais.hn/ministro-de-educacion-de-el-salvador-hemos-sacado-la-ideologia-de-genero-de-las-escuelas/ https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/10/07/elsalvador-inclusive-language-outlawed-schools/3131759857056/ |
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| Description | On February 28, 2024, the Minister of Education indicated that "any usage of gender ideology has been thrown out of public schools", which means it is no longer possible to teach about LGBT topics in schools. | On February 28, 2024, the Minister of Education indicated that "any usage of gender ideology has been thrown out of public schools", which means it is no longer possible to teach about LGBT topics in schools. In October 2025, the Ministry of Education banned inclusive language in the country's public schools and all institutions affiliated with the Ministry. The new order prohibits the use of words such as "amigue," "compañere," "todos y todas," "alumn@," "jovenxs," or "nosotrxs," or "any other linguistic distortion that alludes to gender ideology." |
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| Sources | https://www.elpais.hn/ministro-de-educacion-de-el-salvador-hemos-sacado-la-ideologia-de-genero-de-las-escuelas/ | https://www.elpais.hn/ministro-de-educacion-de-el-salvador-hemos-sacado-la-ideologia-de-genero-de-las-escuelas/ https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/10/07/elsalvador-inclusive-language-outlawed-schools/3131759857056/ |
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2 | Original entry | |
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| Status | State-enforced |
| Start Date | Feb 28, 2024 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | On February 28, 2024, the Minister of Education indicated that "any usage of gender ideology has been thrown out of public schools", which means it is no longer possible to teach about LGBT topics in schools. |
| Sources | https://www.elpais.hn/ministro-de-educacion-de-el-salvador-hemos-sacado-la-ideologia-de-genero-de-las-escuelas/ |