Compare LGBT Rights in Dominica & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
14 / 100
34 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2024
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1995
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2021
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2024
N/A
Since 1995
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
10% Approve
90% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
18% Approve
82% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
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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