Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Uzbekistan

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
23 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1998
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2017
Legal
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
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1948
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualFemale equal, male N/A
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