Sonsonate is governed by federal El Salvador law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Unrecognized
    Censorship
    ✖ State-enforced
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    Unknown
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✔ Illegal
    Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Housing Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    ✖ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal with restrictions
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Sonsonate

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Homosexual activity in Sonsonate is legal.

Current status
Since Jun 15, 1974
Legal
The penal code does not mention homosexuality explicitly and thus is assumed to be legal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
oas.org/juridico/MLA/sp/slv…
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Same-sex marriage in Sonsonate

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Same-sex marriage in Sonsonate is unrecognized.

Current status
Unrecognized
Unrecognized. Recognition of same-sex couples pending
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
Fraternidad Gay sin Fronteras (NGO)
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Jan 1, 2018–Sep 6, 2018
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Gay Marriage and Gay Union legalization pending.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
quora.com/How-many-countrie…
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Sonsonate

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Sonsonate is state-enforced.

Current status
Since Feb 28, 2024
State-enforced
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.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
elpais.hn/ministro-de-educa…
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Until Feb 28, 2024
No censorship
In El Salvador, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
elpais.hn/ministro-de-educa…
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Right to change legal gender in Sonsonate

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Right to change legal gender in Sonsonate is illegal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2017
Illegal
transgender people can change their name. sex change not legal.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
nodal.am/2017/05/salvador-l…
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Until Jan 1, 2017
Ambiguous
Human Rights activists are still fighting for this, but there are no laws applied
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
Fraternidad Gay sin Fronteras (NG)
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Gender-Affirming Care in Sonsonate

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Gender-Affirming Care in Sonsonate is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Sonsonate

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Sonsonate is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
El Salvador does not legally recognize non-binary identities.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
nodal.am/2017/05/salvador-l…
pinknews.co.uk/2020/11/25/n…
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LGBT discrimination in Sonsonate

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LGBT discrimination in Sonsonate is illegal.

Current status
Since 2015
Illegal
Hate crime law includes sexual orientation and gender identity is banned such as housing, employment and other discimination
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
washingtonblade.com/2015/09…

web.archive.org/web/2018050…//www.asamblea.gob.sv/sites/default/files/documents/decretos/C0AB56F8-AF37-4F25-AD90-08AE401C0BA7.pdf (pages 34, 44)
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Jan 1, 2009–2015
Illegal in some contexts
The current legal measures against LGBT discrimination are only limited to the public administration.
Protection against LGBT discrimination in:
Health: Ministerial Agreement No. 202 (2009), Law 307 (2016).
Public empleoyment: Decree No. 56 (2010).
Clinical practice for students: Law 227 (2019)
Education: Law 431 (2022).
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
database.ilga.org/api/downl…
ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELE…
jurisprudencia.gob.sv/busqu…
unasa.edu.sv/sg/sg/legislac…
web.archive.org/web/2022061…//rrhh.salud.gob.sv/files/webfiles/regulacion/ley_derecho_pacientes.pdf
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LGBT employment discrimination in Sonsonate

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LGBT employment discrimination in Sonsonate 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
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
Fraternidad Gay sin Fronteras (NGO)
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LGBT housing discrimination in Sonsonate

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LGBT housing discrimination in Sonsonate is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discrimination is illegal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
database.ilga.org/el-salvad…
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Same-sex adoption in Sonsonate

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Same-sex adoption in Sonsonate is single only.

Current status
Single only
Legal for single only
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
Fraternidad Gay sin Fronteras (NGO)
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Apr 1, 2015–Sep 14, 2018
Single only
Legalization pending. Required by 2018 IACHR Ruling.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Intersex infant surgery in Sonsonate

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Intersex infant surgery in Sonsonate is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Sonsonate

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Serving openly in military in Sonsonate is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.

Current status
Since Sep 1, 2018
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Legal for LGB but not for transgender
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
Fraternidad Gay sin Fronteras (NGO)
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Jun 15, 1974–Sep 1, 2018
Legal
No restrictions for lgbt serving.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Blood donations by MSMs in Sonsonate

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Blood donations by MSMs in Sonsonate is legal with restrictions.

Current status
Legal with restrictions
Gay and bisexual men are allowed to donate blood. Blood donation policy prohibits those who "engage in risky behaviours" from donating (people with multiple sex partners, for instance).
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
transparencia.gob.sv/instit…
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Conversion therapy in Sonsonate

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Conversion therapy in Sonsonate is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Not banned
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
gatoencerrado.news/2022/06/…
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Equal age of consent in Sonsonate

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Equal age of consent in Sonsonate is equal.

Current status
Since Jun 15, 1974
Equal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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