Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Yemen

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
17 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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