Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Ecuador

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61 / 100
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80 / 100
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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Legal
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal
Since 1998
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2008
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2014
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1997
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