Compare LGBT Rights in Panama & Costa Rica

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
47 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 1971
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Legal
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2018
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Sexual orientation only
Since 2016
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2007
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
Equal
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