Compare LGBT Rights in South Sudan & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
7 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
37 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2008
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1995
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2009
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1990
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 adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2011
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2014
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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