Compare LGBT Rights in Brunei & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
2 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
2 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
34 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2019
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1995
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1906
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Bathroom accessRestricted (enforced with penalties or fines)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1906
N/A
Since 1995
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
6% Good place
30% Not a good place
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