Compare LGBT Rights in Sri Lanka & Turks and Caicos Islands

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
50 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
34 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1995
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
Unknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Bathroom accessUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1995
Unknown
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
6% Good place
30% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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