Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Gibraltar

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
73 / 100
Legal Index ?
85 / 100
82 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
54 / 100
63 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 2000
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Legal
Since 2016
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2022
Unknown
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2009
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Legal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1948
Legal
Since 2000
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1971
Equal
Since 2011
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
35% Approve
65% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
57% Approve
44% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
61% Good place
33% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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