Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Mexico

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
73 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
90 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 1929
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Legal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1998
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Recognized
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal
Since 2003
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
Varies by Region
Since 2003
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2003
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Varies by Region
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Since 2012
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2024
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1871
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