Compare LGBT Rights in Sri Lanka & Vatican City

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Legal
Since 1929
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1929
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipOther punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownN/A
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 protectionsN/A
Same-sex adoptionIllegalN/A
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownN/A
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1890
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