Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Portugal

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
76 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
60 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 1982
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 1995
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Legal
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 2024
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Since 2010
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2024
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2007
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