Compare LGBT Rights in Ecuador & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
88 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
41 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Since 2008
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
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2012
Banned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Equal
Since 1999
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