Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Guyana

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
22 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1894
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 2018
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2017
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2022
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 protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1948
Illegal
Since 2021
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1894
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