Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & French Guiana

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
62 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
90 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 1791
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Legal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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