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| Region | Sri Lanka |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | No censorship |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Sri Lanka, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. However, there are cases where Sri Lanka’s law against impersonation has been used to target transgender people for their gender expression, despite the law not explicitly criminalising it. |
| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/sri-lanka/ https://www.humandignitytrust.org/wp-content/uploads/resources/Injustice-Exposed-the-criminsalisation-of-trans-people.pdf |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Info on impersonation law although it’s not enough to change the status.
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| Description | In Sri Lanka, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | In Sri Lanka, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. However, there are cases where Sri Lanka’s law against impersonation has been used to target transgender people for their gender expression, despite the law not explicitly criminalising it. |
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/sri-lanka/ | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/sri-lanka/ https://www.humandignitytrust.org/wp-content/uploads/resources/Injustice-Exposed-the-criminsalisation-of-trans-people.pdf |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding some source to this delicious entry. :P
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/sri-lanka/ |
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| Status | No censorship |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Sri Lanka, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. |
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