Compare LGBT Rights in Egypt & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1937
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1995
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1937
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2003
Restricted
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 adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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