Compare LGBT Rights in Dominican Republic & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1822
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1980
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2000
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2021
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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