Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Ecuador

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
65 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
89 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
42 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Legal
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1983
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsAmbiguousSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2008
Same-sex adoptionIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 2009
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2012
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
Since 1997
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
32% Did not mention homosexuals
67% Mentioned homosexuals
69% Did not mention homosexuals
32% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
7% Justifiable
74% Not justifiable
14% Justifiable
53% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
11% Agree
73% Disagree
28% Agree
44% Disagree
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
33% Approve
67% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
41% Approve
59% Disapprove
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
16% Favor
81% Oppose
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe)
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
9% Yes
84% No
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
3% Justifiable
74% Not justifiable
6% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
11% Good place
41% Not a good place
52% Good place
40% Not a good place
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