Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Russia

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
30 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Varies by Region
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Banned
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
No protections
Since 1993
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Single only
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Since 2008
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualVaries by Region
Since 1997
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