Sri Lanka’s LGBTQ+ community holds Pride march, demands end to discrimination
Hundreds of members of Sri Lanka’s LGBTQ+ community paraded through the streets of the capital Colombo on Sunday to mark the Pride month and demand an end to discrimination.
The marchers carried rainbow flags and placards calling for a ban of so-called conversion therapies, an end of police harassment of the LGBTQ+ community and equal treatment.
Sri Lanka is a predominantly Buddhist nation holding conservative values and it is rare for people with different sexual orientation to voice their demands in public. Even though there have been similar parades in previous years, last year’s anti-government protests amid an unprecedented economic crisis have helped the LGBTQ+ communities to come out stronger, organizers said.
Sri Lanka’s laws still consider homosexuality a crime and a bill is pending before Parliament to decriminalize homosexuality.
(AP)
Latest Headlines in Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka extends income tax return deadline due to Cyclone Ditwah December 6, 2025
- CBSL announces relief measures for people and businesses hit by cyclone and floods December 6, 2025
- German Defence Attaché calls on Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary December 5, 2025
- IMF considers $200 Million aid to Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah December 5, 2025
- Sri Lanka’s 2026 Budget passed in Parliament December 5, 2025
No problem. This time around there will be a Top-to-bottom consideration!!