Compare LGBT Rights in Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
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