Compare LGBT Rights in Mexico & Costa Rica

Equality Index ?
72 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
89 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1929
Legal
Since 1971
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2009
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2023
Recognized
Since 2018
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2003
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
Sexual orientation only
Since 2016
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2003
No protections
Same-sex adoptionVaries by Region
Since 2010
Legal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2012
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2007
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2024
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1871
Equal
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