Compare LGBT Rights in Sri Lanka & Sudan

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1995
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1899
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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