Compare LGBT Rights in Ecuador & New Zealand

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
75 / 100
Legal Index ?
88 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
41 / 100
64 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1986
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2012
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 1998
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
Sexual orientation only
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2008
Sexual orientation only
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguousLegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2020
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2014
Banned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Equal
Since 1986
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