Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Taiwan

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
60 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
73 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
48 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 1947
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Legal
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2014
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Legal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1948
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Banned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1947
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