Compare LGBT Rights in Sri Lanka & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1995
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1984
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 1952
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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