Compare LGBT Rights in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1990
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized onlyUnrecognized
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 discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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