Compare LGBT Rights in Christmas Island & Costa Rica

Equality Index ?
100 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1990
Legal
Since 1971
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2018
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2013
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Sexual orientation only
Since 2016
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2007
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
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