Compare LGBT Rights in Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1885
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-Affirming CareLegal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
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