Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Jamaica

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Single only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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