Compare LGBT Rights in Ghana & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
19 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
21 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1960
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1996
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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