Compare LGBT Rights in Ecuador & Lebanon

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
17 / 100
Legal Index ?
88 / 100
14 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
41 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Ambiguous
Since 1943
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipAmbiguous
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 1998
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2008
No protections
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguousSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2014
Not banned
Since 2013
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
N/A
Since 2013
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