Compare LGBT Rights in Russia & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 1993
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1995
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1995
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2023
Restricted
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 only
Since 2023
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentVaries by Region
Since 1996
N/A
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