Compare LGBT Rights in Saudi Arabia & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
15 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
25 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1932
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2009
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 1932
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1932
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1932
No protections
Same-sex adoptionN/A
Since 1932
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1932
N/A
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