Compare LGBT Rights in Guyana & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
20 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1893
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1980
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1980
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2021
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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