Compare LGBT Rights in Ecuador & Samoa

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
88 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
41 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 1998
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2008
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguousUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2012
Sexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Unknown
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