Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Kazakhstan

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Unrecognized
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2015
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
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
Single only
Since 2024
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 2022
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Banned (1-year deferral)
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1997
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