Compare LGBT Rights in Bahamas & Costa Rica

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 1971
Same-sex marriageBannedLegal
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2018
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2003
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2016
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1998
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2007
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
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