Homosexuality is Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) and LGBT Marriage is not legal in Sri Lanka.
In 2017 I watched a teen film directed by Mr. Rohan Perera, 'A-Level' / 'A-ලෙවල්' which discusses serious issues about child abuse and its impacts on the mental condition of Children.
In this story, the main protagonist Ahinsa is *spoilers ahead* a teen who was abused as a child by his uncle when she was younger yet she keeps it a secret from her family, making her an anti-social personality yet she shows eagerness to learn in school and also to maintain friendships among selected people.
I will not explain the film's whole plot but it discusses a serious offense which is child abuse in the contemporary Sri Lankan society.
The fictional character 'Ahinsa' became more anti-social once she's abused, but she showed eagerness to learn at school and succeed in barriers in her life [Advanced Level Examinations].
The negativity of being abused have less impact on her sexual orientation.
She falls in love with a boy from her same school according to the story of the film.
But there is another film about a homosexual (who is also a fictional character) [Malata Noena Bambaru (1982)] in an elite family whose character is played by Mr. Joe Abeywickrama whose sexual orientation was impacted due to child abuse by his vehicle driver when he was young in age.
These two (02) films aroused my feelings and thoughts to write about homosexuality at the end of 2017.
I am writing this in 2019 January due to my busyness in personal and professional life.
The above image of mine in 2015 June 17 was used as my Facebook profile picture supporting LGBT rights in Sri Lanka. [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender]
I believed having a human perspective rather than discrimination towards sexual orientations was much needed back then.
But I believe currently "LGBT rights" are not a major issue of this country, but "Poverty" is.
Anyway, when you search google like I said LGBT rights is a major concern in the Sri Lankan context at least to the people who are interested in it. [Check below references.]
References
(01) A-Level (2017) ( https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7759652/ )
(02) A Level (film) [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Level_(film) ]
(03) MALATA NOENA BAMBARU MOVIE (https://sinhalamovies.lk/malata-noena-bambaru-movie/)
(04) Malata Noena Bambaru (1982) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1023465/]
(05) HOMOSEXUALITY IN SRI LANKA [https://www.yamu.lk/blog/homosexuality-in-sri-lanka]
(06) What It’s Really Like To ‘Come Out’ in Sri Lanka [https://roar.media/english/life/in-the-know/what-its-really-like-to-come-out-in-sri-lanka/]
(07) LGBT Rights in Sri Lanka [http://www.equaldex.com/region/sri-lanka]
(01) A-Level (2017) ( https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7759652/ )
(02) A Level (film) [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Level_(film) ]
(03) MALATA NOENA BAMBARU MOVIE (https://sinhalamovies.lk/malata-noena-bambaru-movie/)
(04) Malata Noena Bambaru (1982) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1023465/]
(05) HOMOSEXUALITY IN SRI LANKA [https://www.yamu.lk/blog/homosexuality-in-sri-lanka]
(06) What It’s Really Like To ‘Come Out’ in Sri Lanka [https://roar.media/english/life/in-the-know/what-its-really-like-to-come-out-in-sri-lanka/]
(07) LGBT Rights in Sri Lanka [http://www.equaldex.com/region/sri-lanka]
(08) Removing barriers for LGBT + people in Sri Lanka [http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/Removing-barriers-for-LGBT-people-in-Sri-Lanka-152293.html]
(09) Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ Issues: Buddhism
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