Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Jordan

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 1951
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1960
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1948
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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