Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
19 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)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 discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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