Is gay marriage legal in el salvador

After being re-elected for another five years in February thanks to his anti-gang war, President Nayib Bukele has adopted a conservative policy, despite saying he supported LGBT claims before coming to power. Days earlier, the Ministry of Culture had approved the presentation of an LGBT play at the National Theater, abruptly canceled after its first performance.

LGBT Rights Under Pressure in Bukele’s El Salvador

To date, in spite of the court order and although activists have developed a draft gender identity law , the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador has taken no action to guarantee the change of name and gender in legal documents for transgender people. In February , he announced plans to remove "all traces" of "gender ideologies" from educational institutions , and in June , he dismissed Ministry of Culture employees for promoting policies he deemed incompatible with "patriotic and family values.

LGBTQ+ Rights

In order to come into force, the law still needs to be signed by Guatemala's president, Alejandro Giammattei. The "Life and Family Protection Law" was passed by an overwhelming majority in the conservative-led Congress. Only eight lawmakers out of voted against it.

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Do you think new civil rights laws are needed to reduce discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender people, or not? In terms of policies governing public restrooms, do you think these policies should -- [ROTATED: require transgender individuals to use the restroom that corresponds with their birth gender or should these policies allow transgender individuals to use the restroom that corresponds with their gender identity]?