Compare LGBT Rights in Honduras & Costa Rica

Equality Index ?
43 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
59 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1985
Legal
Since 1971
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Legal
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2018
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2013
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Sexual orientation only
Since 2016
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2007
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2016
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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