Compare LGBT Rights in Bahamas & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1995
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2007
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2003
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1998
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
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