Compare LGBT Rights in Ecuador & Faroe Islands

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
88 / 100
92 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
41 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1933
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Legal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 1998
Illegal
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2008
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguousSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2012
Unknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Equal
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