Compare LGBT Rights in Sri Lanka & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1995
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Illegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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