Compare LGBT Rights in Republic of the Congo & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
33 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 1947
N/A
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