Compare LGBT Rights in Ecuador & North Korea

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
88 / 100
36 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
41 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1948
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Banned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 1998
No protections
Since 1948
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2008
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguousIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalAmbiguous
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2014
Unknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Equal
Since 2009
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