Compare LGBT Rights in Angola & Costa Rica

Equality Index ?
53 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
66 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2019
Legal
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2015
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2015
Legal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2018
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2021
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2021
Sexual orientation only
Since 2016
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2007
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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