Ecuador

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Updated 98-03-29

Information on the situation for homosexuals in Ecuador: Legal Part 1 of Penal Code Article 516 which criminalized (male) homosexual activities with four to eight years' imprisonment was repealed by the Constitutional Tribunal on November 25, 1997. This was a great victory for the gay organizations that had struggled for this for several years. As late as in June of 1997, the police raid of a gay bar in Cuenca created a stir both locally and internationally.

It is now hoped that the legalization in Ecuador will influence the Latin American countries that still criminalize sex between consenting adults of the same sex.

This law reform certainly is a great leap in the right direction for human rights in Ecuador. Still, police are reported to be harassing transvestites as well as male prostitutes.

If you have any further information on the current situation in Ecuador, please contact me.

Age of consent	Male-Female	Male-Male	Female-Female
Ecuador	?	?*	?*

*Male homosexuality was legalized on November 25, 1997!
No information on the age of consent was found.

Further information on Ecuador can be found at:

Vía Ecuador

Guía Ecuador (In Spanish)

Statistics:

Republic, S. America
Area: 270,670 km²
Population: 11.7 mill.
Capital: Quito
Currency: sucre
Independence Day: Aug. 10

ISO 3166 Internet Country Code(s): .ec

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