Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & El Salvador

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
41 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 1974
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2018
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Illegal
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/ALesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
Equal
Since 1974
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