Compare LGBT Rights in Ecuador & Palau

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
88 / 100
43 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
41 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Illegal
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 militaryLegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2014
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Equal
Since 2014
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