Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Guatemala

Equality Index ?
68 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
86 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
29 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 1871
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Unrecognized
Since 1995
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-Affirming CareLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 2005
Legal recognition of non-binary genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1997
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Single only
Since 2007
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/ALesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1871
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