Activists Sri Lanka have been mpaigng for years to change law untry where beg gay is still punishable by a prison sentence and a fe.
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- SRI LANKA MAY CRIMALISE HOMOSEXUALY — BEG GAY IS A CRIME THE UNTRI
- HOMOSEXUALY GAY SRI LANKA
- SRI LANKA: ENSURG EQUALY AND NON-DISCRIMATN FOR LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUALS AND TRANSGENR PEOPLE
- IN 'FUNNY BOY,' A YOUNG SRI LANKAN GAY MAN COM OF AGE AS ETHNIC TENSNS EXPLO
SRI LANKA MAY CRIMALISE HOMOSEXUALY — BEG GAY IS A CRIME THE UNTRI
LGBT Rights Sri Lanka: homosexualy, gay marriage, gay adoptn, servg the ary, sexual orientatn discrimatn protectn, changg legal genr, donatg blood, age of nsent, and more. * homosexuality sri lanka *
In s cisn published today, CEDAW found that Sri Lanka has breached the rights of Rosanna Flamer-Calra, the founr and Executive Director of Equal Ground, an anisatn fendg the rights of the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex muny Sri Lanka. In 2012 and 2013, the Women and Children’s Bure of the Sri Lanka Police ed Flamer-Calra’s photo and her posn wh Equal Ground prentatns to assert that the rise of child abe was maly due to the “growg homosexual culture”. “The crimalisatn of same-sex sexual activy has meant that the discrimatn, vlence and harassment on the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex muny Sri Lanka will ntue wh impuny, ” she add.
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has given the green light to a bill seekg to crimalize homosexualy, the speaker of parliament said on Tuday, a move hailed as a “historic velopment” by mpaigners.
HOMOSEXUALY GAY SRI LANKA
LGBTQ+ rights activists Sri Lanka have been mpaigng for years to change the law a untry where homosexualy is still punishable by a prison sentence and a fe, leadg to the private member’s bill prented parliament last month. Photographer: Lakwan Wanniarachchi/AFP/Getty ImagSri Lanka’s Supreme Court has cleared the way for lawmakers to le on a bill that would crimalize homosexualy and change the island natn’s s-old laws on same-sex speaker of parliament, Mahda Yapa Abeywarna, said Tuday that the Supreme Court green-l a floor bate and vote on the bill. SummaryCampaigners been seekg change for yearsCourt says bill not nsistent wh nstutnBill now needs support of lawmakers to make progrsCOLOMBO, May 9 (Rters) - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has given the green light to a bill seekg to crimalise homosexualy, the speaker of parliament said on Tuday, a move hailed as a "historic velopment" by rights activists Sri Lanka have been mpaigng for years to change the law a untry where homosexualy is still punishable by a prison sentence and a fe, leadg to the private member's bill prented parliament last Supreme Court, after hearg more than a dozen petns on both sis of the argument, led was not unnstutnal, Speaker of Parliament Mahda Yapa Abeywarna said.
SRI LANKA: ENSURG EQUALY AND NON-DISCRIMATN FOR LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUALS AND TRANSGENR PEOPLE
Homosexualy⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)Censorship✔ No censorshipChangg Genr✖ Legal, but requir surgeryNon-bary genr regnn✖ Not legally regnizedDiscrimatn✖ No protectnsEmployment Discrimatn✔ Sexual orientatn and genr intyHog Discrimatn✔ Sexual orientatn and genr intyDonatg Blood✖ Banned (fe ferral)Conversn Therapy✖ Not banned. 4% of Sri Lankans would support legislatn to ensure the rights of LGBT people27% of Sri Lankans say they personally know someone who is transgenr24% know someone who is lbian or gayHistoryHomosexual activy Sri Lanka?
IN 'FUNNY BOY,' A YOUNG SRI LANKAN GAY MAN COM OF AGE AS ETHNIC TENSNS EXPLO
The crimalisatn of same-sex relatnships would play an tegral role rcg discrimatn agast members of the LGBTIQ (Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, Intersex, Qutng/Queer) muny, and has been a fol aim of activists.
The crimalisatn of homosexualy do have the power to change how the police and var state actors treat LGBTIQ dividuals as well as open the door towards achievg posive social change.