Compare LGBT Rights in Sri Lanka & United States

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
70 / 100
Legal Index ?
25 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipVaries by Region
Since 2021
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Varies by Region
Since 2025
Gender-affirming careUnknownVaries by Region
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedVaries by Region
Since 2025
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
Varies by Region
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2025
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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