Compare LGBT Rights in India & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
61 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
65 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Banned
Since 1885
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
N/A
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