- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized, same-sex marriage and civil unions banned
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- Ambiguous
- Discrimination
- Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Military
- Don't Ask, Don't Tell
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Ambiguous
Suggest Public Opinion Data
Public Opinion
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2013)
Ranked #22 out of 39 countries surveyed. (Source: Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
Question: "Should society accept homosexuality?"
(62%) No
Yes (34%)
History
Homosexual activity in El Salvador is legal.
Current status
Since Jun 15, 1974
Since Jun 15, 1974
Legal
The penal code does not mention homosexuality explicitly and thus is assumed to be legal
Censorship of LGBT Issues in El Salvador is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In El Salvador, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
LGBT discrimination in El Salvador is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Illegal in some contexts
Discrimination is termed illegal by presidential decree in government offies, but it is not penalized.
LGBT employment discrimination in El Salvador is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Illegal to discriminate on govt. offices, by presidential decree, but not punishable
LGBT housing discrimination in El Salvador is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Equal age of consent in El Salvador is equal.
Current status
Since Jun 15, 1974
Since Jun 15, 1974
Equal
Blood donations by MSMs in El Salvador is legal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2000
Since Jan 1, 2000
Legal
MSM can donate acording to law, but still exists discrimination in health system against them
Conversion therapy in El Salvador is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Not legal, bu catholic religion the leader in El Salvador, promotes it
LGBT Rights by Department
View the LGBT laws in each individual department of El Salvador.
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Legal Rights
77 / 100
Public Opinion
34 / 100
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