Compare LGBT Rights in Sri Lanka & Tanzania

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
14 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1995
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1971
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1981
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Since 1998
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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