Compare LGBT Rights in Palestine & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
29 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
34 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityVaries by RegionIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1995
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesVaries by RegionNo 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 protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal 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 MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentVaries by RegionN/A
Since 1995
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries)
(BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019)
5% Yes
95% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
1% Justifiable
87% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
4% Yes
93% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
6% Good place
80% Not a good place
6% Good place
30% Not a good place
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