Compare LGBT Rights in Belize & Costa Rica

Equality Index ?
49 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
54 / 100
85 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
54 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2016
Legal
Since 1971
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2022
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2024
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
Sexual orientation only
Since 2016
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2016
N/A
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2007
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2016
Equal
Since 1971
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
35% Approve
65% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
57% Approve
44% Disapprove
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
61% Good place
33% Not a good place
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