Compare LGBT Rights in Sri Lanka & Syria

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
25 / 100
13 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
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
Since 1964
Same-sex adoptionIllegalAmbiguous
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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