Galápagos is governed by federal Ecuador law. Learn more
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, no restrictions
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✔ Legal
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✔ Banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
💬 Join Equaldex's LGBTQ+ Discord to discuss LGBT rights and chat!
Public Opinion
Galápagos is missing public opinion data.
Help expand our understanding of the public's view on LGBTQ+ issues in Galápagos by sharing a link to a survey from a reputable organization.
Suggest Public Opinion DataHave you lived in or visited Galápagos?
Share your experience of being LGBTQ+ in Galápagos.
Take SurveyHistory
Same-sex marriage in Galápagos is legal.
Current status
Since Jul 8, 2019
Legal
Civil marriage between same-sex couples is already a right acquired in Ecuador. On the night of July 8, 2019, sentences 10-18-CN / 19 and 11-18-CN / 19 of the Constitutional Court were published in the Official Gazette.
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Although marriage is still defined as a union between a man and a woman, article 68 of the 2008 constitution also state:
The stable and monogamous union between two persons without any other marriage ties who have a common-law home, for the lapse of time and under the conditions and circumstances provided for by law, shall enjoy the same rights and obligations of those families bound by formal marriage ties.
The stable and monogamous union between two persons without any other marriage ties who have a common-law home, for the lapse of time and under the conditions and circumstances provided for by law, shall enjoy the same rights and obligations of those families bound by formal marriage ties.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Galápagos is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Ecuador, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Gender-Affirming Care in Galápagos is legal.
Current status
Since 1997
Legal
In 1997, Ecuador adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition.
Restricted for minors
In 1979, Ecuador adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.
Until 1979
Banned
Medical transition is not possible
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Galápagos is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Ecuador does not currently legally recognize non-binary identities.
LGBT housing discrimination in Galápagos is no protections.
Current status
No protections
Currently no protections.
Intersex infant surgery in Galápagos is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Not banned in Ecuador.
Serving openly in military in Galápagos is legal.
Current status
Legal
Blood donations by MSMs in Galápagos is legal.
Current status
Legal
According to Wikipedia.
Conversion therapy in Galápagos is banned.
Current status
Since Jan 5, 2014
Banned
government there just started cracking down.
Equal age of consent in Galápagos is equal.
Current status
Since Nov 27, 1997
Equal
The age of consent in Ecuador is 14, regardless of gender or sexual orientation. (Penal Code, Art 512)