Compare LGBT Rights in Bahamas & Costa Rica

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageBannedLegal
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1999
Legal
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 only
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1998
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2007
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
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