Compare LGBT Rights in Nepal & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
78 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
61 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2007
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Same-sex marriageAmbiguous
Since 2024
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1988
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2007
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2015
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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