Compare LGBT Rights in Sri Lanka & Turkey

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
25 / 100
37 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
36 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Legal
Since 1858
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal, but restricted for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
No protections
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1858
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1980
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1858
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