Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Costa Rica

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Recognized
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 adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2007
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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