Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Macau

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
54 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
40 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 1995
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Unrecognized
Since 2013
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
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
Sexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2008
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Single only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Banned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1996
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