Compare LGBT Rights in Sri Lanka & Turkmenistan

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1995
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Illegal
Since 1991
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
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 adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
Since 2014
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