Compare LGBT Rights in Peru & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
58 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
70 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
46 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2017
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2009
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2021
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2012
N/A
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