Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Cuba

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
75 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
81 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
70 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 1979
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Legal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Legal
Since 2022
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 1993
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Since 1979
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2013
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1979
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