Compare LGBT Rights in China & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
N/A
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