Compare LGBT Rights in Ecuador & Papua New Guinea

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
88 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
41 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Unrecognized
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
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
No protections
Since 2002
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2008
No protections
Since 2002
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguousSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2016
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2014
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Female equal, male N/A
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