Compare LGBT Rights in Equatorial Guinea & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
37 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2021
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1945
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1931
N/A
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