Entry #4467: Same-sex adoption in Sri Lanka

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Region	Sri Lanka
Issue	Same-sex adoption
Status	Illegal
Start Date	(unknown)
End Date	(none)
Description	In Sri Lanka, single people are not able to adopt children, and same-sex couples are not found eligible to adopt.
Sources	https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/Intercountry-Adoption/Intercountry-Adoption-Country-Information/SriLanka.html

Revision History (13)

Apr 22, 2024

edited by Unknownmiles. Adding more info and changing link from Wikipedia

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	Old Value	New Value (Current)
Start Date	Oct 1, 2017	(unknown)
Description	Missing laws for joint adoption, step child adoption.	In Sri Lanka, single people are not able to adopt children, and same-sex couples are not found eligible to adopt.
Description	Show Difference Missing laws for joint adoption, step child adoption. In Sri Lanka, single people are not able to adopt children, and same-sex couples are not found eligible to adopt.
Sources	https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Sri_Lanka	https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/Intercountry-Adoption/Intercountry-Adoption-Country-Information/SriLanka.html
Sources	Show Difference https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Sri_Lanka https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/Intercountry-Adoption/Intercountry-Adoption-Country-Information/SriLanka.html

Dec 15, 2021

edited by chae

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Legal	Illegal
Sources		https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Sri_Lanka

Sep 21, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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Description	Homosexuality is currently illegal. Missing laws for joint adoption, step child adoption.	Missing laws for joint adoption, step child adoption.
Description	Show Difference Homosexuality is currently illegal. Missing laws for joint adoption, step child adoption.
Sources	No

Sep 14, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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Description	Homosexuality is currently illegal. Missing laws for single adoption and for joint adoption.	Homosexuality is currently illegal. Missing laws for joint adoption, step child adoption.
Description	Show Difference Homosexuality is currently illegal. Missing laws for single adoption and for joint adoption. adoption, step child adoption.

Sep 12, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Description	Homosexuality is currently illegal.	Homosexuality is currently illegal. Missing laws for single adoption and for joint adoption.
Description	Show Difference Homosexuality is currently illegal. Missing laws for single adoption and for joint adoption.

Aug 17, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Single only	Legal

Aug 11, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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Description	Full legalization pending. Homosexuality is currently illegal.	Homosexuality is currently illegal.
Description	Show Difference Full legalization pending. Homosexuality is currently illegal.

Jul 18, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Description	Full legalization pending.	Full legalization pending. Homosexuality is currently illegal.
Description	Show Difference Full legalization pending. Homosexuality is currently illegal.

Jun 22, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Legal	Single only

Jun 14, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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Description	No	Full legalization pending.

Oct 1, 2017

edited by Ausyk

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Start Date	(unknown)	Oct 1, 2017

Oct 1, 2017

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value (Original)	New Value
Value	Illegal	Legal

Aug 10, 2016

created by Ausyk

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	Original entry
Status	Illegal
Start Date	(unknown)
End Date	(none)
Description	No
Sources	No