Compare LGBT Rights in Nicaragua & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
43 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
45 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1995
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1987
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2008
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
N/A
Since 1995
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