Compare LGBT Rights in Somalia & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
2 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
2 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
37 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1975
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishment
Since 1964
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 1960
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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