Compare LGBT Rights in Ecuador & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
65 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
88 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
44 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
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 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2008
Sexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2008
No protections
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguous
Since 2018
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2012
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Equal
Since 2012
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