Compare LGBT Rights in Sri Lanka & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1995
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1891
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
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