Compare LGBT Rights in Cocos & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
75 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
37 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1990
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1995
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careN/ARestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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