Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Costa Rica

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66 / 100
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83 / 100
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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Legal
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2018
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2016
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2007
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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