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LGBT Rights in El Salvador

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Recent studies in El Salvador have revealed a prevalence of resistance towards LGBTQ+ rights.

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Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (2024)

Ranked #54 of121 regions
Question: Is the city or area where you live a good place or not a good place to live for gay or lesbian people?
Source:Gallup, April 10th to December 13th
 
Good place
42%
40.3%
study avg.

Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (2023)

Ranked #45 of124 regions
Question: Is the city or area where you live a good place or not a good place to live for gay or lesbian people?
Source:Gallup, June 21, 2023
 
Good Place
47%
40.8%
study avg.

Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (2023)

Ranked #17 of22 regions
Question: How strongly do you approve or disapprove of same-sex couples having the right to marry?
Source:AmericasBarometer, 2023
 
Approve
14%
28.4%
study avg.

Approval of equal rights for gender minorities (North and South America) (2023)

Ranked #8 of18 regions
Question: How strongly do you approve or disapprove of people from gender minorities, such as non-binary, transgender, etc., having the same rights as the majority of (nationality)?
Source:AmericasBarometer, 2023
 
Approve
43%
42.9%
study avg.

Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (2017)

Ranked #21 of29 regions
Question: How strongly do you approve or disapprove of same-sex couples having the right to marry?
Source:AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017
Disapprove
81.4%
68.9%
study avg.
Approve
18.6%
31.1%
study avg.

Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (2017)

Ranked #19 of29 regions
Question: How strongly do you approve or disapprove of [homosexuals] running for public office?
Source:AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017
Disapprove
65.8%
58.9%
study avg.
Approve
34.2%
41.1%
study avg.

Support for same-sex marriage (Latin America) (2014)

Ranked #17 of19 regions
Question: Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally?
Source:PEW Research Center, October 2013–February 2014
Oppose
81%
63.1%
study avg.
Favor
11%
29%
study avg.

Acceptance of homosexual behavior (Latin America) (2014)

Ranked #17 of19 regions
Question: For each, please tell me whether you personally believe that it ismorally acceptable, morally wrong, or is it not a moral issue. [Homosexual behavior]
Source:PEW Research Center, October 2013–February 2014
Morally wrong
86%
69.8%
study avg.
Morally acceptable
5%
12.5%
study avg.

Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (2013)

Ranked #41 of119 regions
Question: Is the city or area where you live a good place or not a good place for homosexuals?
Source:Gallup, 2013
Not a good place
50%
54%
study avg.
Good place
44%
29.2%
study avg.

"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2013)

Ranked #22 of39 regions
Question: Should society accept homosexuality?
Source:Pew Research Center, June, 2013
No
62%
55.1%
study avg.
Yes
34%
39.3%
study avg.

Support for same-sex marriage (North & South America) (2010)

Ranked #23 of25 regions
Question: How strongly do you approve or disapprove of same-sex couples having the right to marry?
Source:AmericasBarometer, 2010
 
Support
10.3%
26.8%
study avg.

Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people to live (2007)

Ranked #51 of113 regions
Question: Is the city or area where you live a good place or not a good place to live for gay or lesbian people?
Source:Gallup, 2005-2007
Not a good place
53%
49.3%
study avg.
Good place
33%
29%
study avg.

Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (1999)

Ranked #46 of52 regions
Question: On this list are various groups of people. Could you please mention any that you would not like to have as neighbors?
Source:World Values Survey, 1995-1999
Mentioned homosexuals
78.31%
51.5%
study avg.
Did not mention homosexuals
21.69%
48.5%
study avg.

Justifiability of homosexuality (1999)

Ranked #40 of51 regions
Question: Please tell me for each of the following statements whether you think it can always be justified, never be justified, or something in between.
Source:World Values Survey, 1995-1999
Not justifiable
82.62%
60.8%
study avg.
Justifiable
7.02%
13.2%
study avg.

Support for Same-Sex Marriage

(UNHCR, 2008)
14%
In favor
80%
Against or strongly against

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Homosexual activity in El Salvador

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Homosexual activity in El Salvador is legal.

Current status
Since Jul 9,1822
Legal
The first Penal Code in El Salvador removed all mentions of sodomy as a crime in1822.

Same-sex marriage in El Salvador

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Same-sex marriage in El Salvador is banned.

Current status
Since Feb 4,1858
Banned
Article 90 of the Family Code establishes that it is a cause for absolute nullity of marriage when the parties are of the same sex.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in El Salvador

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Censorship of LGBT issues in El Salvador 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.

In October2025, 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."
Until Feb 27,2024
No censorship
In El Salvador, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in El Salvador

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Right to change legal gender in El Salvador is ambiguous.

Current status
Since2022
Ambiguous
There is no legal gender recognition procedure. However, some exceptions have been documented in2022 with the first being in September on the basis of self-identity.

In2022 the Supreme Court ordered the legislative assembly to create a procedure but they failed to do so within the deadline and still have not.

Since2018, a Gender Identity Law has been drafted to formalise such but still has not been discussed.
Until2022
Illegal
There were no reported cases of legal gender recognition before2022 and no legal procedures allowing it.

Gender-affirming care in El Salvador

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Gender-affirming care in El Salvador is banned.

Current status
Banned
Sex reassignment surgeries are prohibited in El Salvador.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in El Salvador

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

Current status
Not legally recognized
El Salvador does not legally recognize non-binary identities.

Hate crime protections in El Salvador

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Hate crime protections in El Salvador is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Sep 10,2015
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Article 129, paragraph 11, of the Penal Code establishes that aggravated homicide is considered "When motivated by racial, ethnic, religious, political, gender identity and expression, or sexual orientation hatred."

Special aggravating circumstances are considered (Article 155(5) of the crimes of coercion (Article 153) and threats (Article 54) "if the threats are motivated by racial, ethnic, religious, political hatred, hatred of gender identity and expression or sexual orientation."

LGBT discrimination in El Salvador

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LGBT discrimination in El Salvador is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Since Apr 14,2009
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).

Hate crime law includes sexual orientation and gender identity.
Until Apr 13,2009
No protections
Until2009, there were no protections from discrimination provided to LGBTIQ+ people in El Salvador.
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LGBT employment discrimination in El Salvador

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LGBT employment discrimination in El Salvador is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since May 12,2010
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under Decree 56 in2010, it is illegal to discriminate against people working in the public administration service on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in El Salvador. However, other forms of employment remain unprotected.
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Until May 11,2010
No protections
Until2010, there were no protections from discrimination in employment provided to LGBTIQ+ people in El Salvador.
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LGBT housing discrimination in El Salvador

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LGBT housing discrimination in El Salvador is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are no legal protections against LGBT discrimination in housing in El Salvador.
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Same-sex adoption in El Salvador

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Same-sex adoption in El Salvador is single only.

Current status
Single only
Legal for single only
Sources:
Fraternidad Gay sin Fronteras (NGO)
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Intersex infant surgery in El Salvador

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Intersex infant surgery in El Salvador is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Surgery on intersex infants is legal in El Salvador but not reported.
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Serving openly in military in El Salvador

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Serving openly in military in El Salvador 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
Sources:
Fraternidad Gay sin Fronteras (NGO)
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Blood donations by MSMs in El Salvador

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Blood donations by MSMs in El Salvador is banned (indefinite deferral).

Current status
Since Oct 1,2010
Banned (indefinite deferral)
The Ministry of Health prohibits LGBTIQ+ people from donating blood as expressed in the Manual for the promotion, training and selection of blood donors, a manual issued by the Ministry of Health in October2010.

Annex No.2 shows the form that a person must fill out in order to donate blood. Of the 34 questions on the form, question 27 stands out (Have you or your partner engaged in risky sexual behavior?) because the annex shows a brief description, and in the description, it is stated that people with risky sexual behaviors are men who have sex with their own sex, men or women who have had sex with a bisexual partner, and according to the manual, those people are not eligible to donate blood.
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Conversion therapy in El Salvador

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Conversion therapy in El Salvador is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is not believed to be banned in El Salvador, and there are reports of it.
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Equal age of consent in El Salvador

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Equal age of consent in El Salvador is equal.

Current status
Since Jul 9,1822
Equal
The age of consent for homosexual relations is equal to that of heterosexual ones in El Salvador.

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    Consensual sexual activity between individuals of the same sex.
    Marriage and marriage recognition between two people of the same biological sex and/or gender identity.
    Censorship or prohibition of discussing, promoting, or teaching LGBTQ+ topics in media, schools, and in the general public.
    Legal recognition of a change in gender by permitting a change on an individual's legal documentation.
    Medical and psychological support designed to help individuals transition to the gender they identify with, including hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and surgeries.
    Legal recognition of non-binary, genderqueer, or third gender identities.
    Legal protection from hate crimes based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
    Prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
    Prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity in employment, including hiring, promotion, termination, harassment, etc.
    Prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity when applying for housing or discrimination by landlords / property owners.
    The ability for same-sex couples to legally adopt a child.
    Medical interventions performed on intersex infants to alter their genital appearance to conform to typical male or female standards, often without the informed consent of the child who is too young to participate in the decision-making process.
    The ability for homosexuals to serve in the military and be open about their sexuality.
    The ability for MSMs (men who have sex with men) to donate blood or tissue for organ transplants. A deferral period refers to a waiting time before a man can donate after having sex.
    Legal status of conducting sexual orientation changing therapy ("ex-gay" therapy)
    The difference between legal age of consent for homosexual sex and heterosexual sex.
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