Compare LGBT Rights in Aruba & Costa Rica

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
48 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2024
Legal
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2018
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal 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 surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1974
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2007
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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