Compare LGBT Rights in Sri Lanka & Venezuela

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
25 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1999
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1998
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