Is homosexuality legal in El Salvador?

Legal

Same-sex sexual activity is legal.

El Salvador is one of 160 countries classified “Legal” for same-sex sexual activity — 71% of the 226 with data. (Also searched as homosexuality.)

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: LGBTQ rights by country or territory
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Guatemala
Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Honduras
Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Belize
Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Nicaragua
Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Costa Rica
Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Cayman Islands
Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.

Other laws in El Salvador

Age of Consent
14–15
Sex Work
Decriminalized / unregulated
Pornography
Illegal
Same-Sex Adoption
Not permitted
Incest Laws
Legal between adults
Marriage Age
18+

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