Compare LGBT Rights in Mexico & Costa Rica

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
68 / 100
Legal Index ?
93 / 100
86 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
57 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Legal
Since 2002
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 CareLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2023
Ambiguous
Since 2022
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2003
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationVaries by Region
Since 2003
Sexual orientation only
Since 2016
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation onlyNo protections
Same-sex adoptionVaries by Region
Since 2010
Legal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2012
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2012
Legal
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2020
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1871
Equal
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