Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Gabon

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Banned
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/ALesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2020
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualUnequal
Since 2020
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