Compare LGBT Rights in Bolivia & Costa Rica

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
81 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1832
Legal
Since 1971
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2020
Legal
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2018
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2010
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Sexual orientation only
Since 2016
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2002
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 2007
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1999
Equal
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