Compare LGBT Rights in Ecuador & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
88 / 100
78 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
41 / 100
54 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 1998
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2008
No protections
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguousUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2014
Ambiguous
Since 2013
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Equal
Since 2006
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