Compare LGBT Rights in Ecuador & Qatar

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
7 / 100
Legal Index ?
88 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
41 / 100
9 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Banned
Since 1915
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Illegal
Since 1915
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 1998
No protections
Since 1915
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
No protections
Since 1915
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2008
No protections
Since 1915
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguousIllegal
Since 1915
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Since 1915
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1915
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2014
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
N/A
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