LGBTQ+ traveller context — Ecuador
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Legal context — Ecuador
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Same-sex sexual activity
Relationship recognition
Anti-discrimination protections
Gender identity — legal recognition
Legal gender recognition available following a 2019 Constitutional Court ruling.
Context
Ecuador legalised same-sex marriage in 2019 following a Constitutional Court ruling. The 2008 constitution prohibits discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation. Social attitudes vary between urban and rural areas.
Same-sex marriage was legalised in 2019. Quito and Cuenca have small visible LGBTQ+ scenes. Indigenous and rural communities are more conservative. Trans rights are improving but enforcement is uneven.
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