Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Suriname

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2015
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