Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Lebanon

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
18 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1943
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1943
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2017
Legal
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
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1948
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 2013
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