Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Mongolia

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
42 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Banned
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1948
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1992
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