Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica

Equality Index ?
65 / 100
Legal Index ?
82 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
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