Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Panama

Equality Index ?
68 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
86 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
30 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 2007
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Banned
Since 1972
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Gender-Affirming CareLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1998
Legal recognition of non-binary genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1972
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Illegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2008
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