Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & El Salvador

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 1974
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/ALesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Legal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1974
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