Compare LGBT Rights in Armenia & Costa Rica

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 1971
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2004
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 2006
Legal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2018
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1995
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2016
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2004
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2007
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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