Compare LGBT Rights in French Guiana & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
60 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
85 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
34 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1791
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1995
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2016
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2004
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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