El Salvador Índice de Viajes Gay 2026
Puntuación = Legal 37/60 + Escena 11/40 = 48/100
Updated 7 Oct 2026 · release 2026.3.
A live score, not an annual report — it recomputes as laws, rulings and the scene itself change. See what moved in 2026.
Seguridad legal · Legal milestones · La escena sobre el terreno · Planifica tu viaje · Preguntas frecuentes
Seguridad legal — 37/60 puntos
| Criminalización | Legal |
|---|---|
| Unión legal | ● No not recognised |
| Antidiscriminación | ● No |
| Reconocimiento de género | — |
| Aplicación en la práctica | — |
Legal composite, five components
Fulfilment per component (100 = maximum). Weights: criminalisation 35% · partnership 20% · enforcement 20% · anti-discrimination 15% · gender recognition 10%.
Legal milestones
Background, not travel advice — how the current status came to be. For planning a trip, rely on the current score, tier and scene sections above; 2026 movements are tracked in the sourced change log.
- 1822Same-sex sexual activity became legal, and El Salvador never criminalized it in the two centuries since. ↗
- 2010President Funes issued a decree banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in the public sector. ↗
- 2015Parliament passed a hate crime law adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the Criminal Code. ↗
- 2022The Constitutional Chamber ruled the Name Law unconstitutional, ordering reforms to let transgender people change their legal names. ↗
- TodaySame-sex activity stayed legal with some anti-discrimination rules, but marriage, adoption, and legal gender change remained unrecognized. ↗
Sources: ILGA World · Human Dignity Trust · Equaldex. Each milestone links to a reference source ↗.
La escena sobre el terreno — 11/40 puntos
Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)
| Bares gay por millón | 0.47 |
|---|---|
| Saunas por millón | 0.16 |
| Eventos por millón | 0.16 |
| Grado de cobertura | A |
| Puntuación de escena | 11/40 (índice bruto de escena 27/100) |
Preguntas frecuentes
¿Es El Salvador un destino seguro para viajeros gays?
El Salvador is rated Some caution on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026, scoring 48/100 overall with a legal safety component of 37/60.
¿Es legal el matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo en El Salvador?
No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in El Salvador. Overall legal status: Legal.
¿Hay ambiente gay en El Salvador?
Yes. GayOut lists 18 LGBTQ+ venues in El Salvador, including 3 dedicated gay bars, across 1 cities with a scene, and tracks 0 Pride parades there.