Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Turkmenistan

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
20 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Since 1991
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2017
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Single only
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1948
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualFemale equal, male N/A
Since 2014
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