Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
78 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
54 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Banned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2013
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2006
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