Compare LGBT Rights in Guyana & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
22 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
34 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1894
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1995
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2018
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
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 militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1894
N/A
Since 1995
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
21% Approve
79% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
26% Approve
74% 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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