El Salvador Indice dei Viaggi Gay 2026
Punteggio = Legale 37/60 + Scena 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.
Sicurezza legale · Legal milestones · La scena sul posto · Pianifica il tuo viaggio · Domande frequenti
Sicurezza legale — 37/60 punti
| Criminalizzazione | Legal |
|---|---|
| Unione legale | ● No not recognised |
| Antidiscriminazione | ● No |
| Riconoscimento di genere | — |
| Applicazione nella pratica | — |
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 scena sul posto — 11/40 punti
Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)
| Bar gay per milione | 0.47 |
|---|---|
| Saune per milione | 0.16 |
| Eventi per milione | 0.16 |
| Grado di copertura | A |
| Punteggio della scena | 11/40 (indice grezzo della scena 27/100) |
Domande frequenti
El Salvador è sicuro per i viaggiatori gay?
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.
Il matrimonio tra persone dello stesso sesso è legale in El Salvador?
No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in El Salvador. Overall legal status: Legal.
C’è una scena gay in 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.