Compare LGBT Rights in Ecuador & Trinidad and Tobago

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
88 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
41 / 100
28 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2025
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 1998
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2004
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
Since 1947
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2012
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Equal
Since 2018
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