Resources
An information booklet for young persons who are questioning their gender identity
An information booklet for young men who are questioning their attraction to other men
An information booklet for young women who are questioning their attraction to other women
An information booklet for young persons who are questioning their attraction to other men and women
A guideline to encourage positive, responsible and accurate media reporting on LGBTIQ issues
A booklet in Sinhala, Tamil, and English, focusing on the rights and laws that affect the LGBTIQ community in Sri Lanka and which provides information on how to protect themselves when faced with rights violations of any type
2021 has been a challenging year for EQUAL GROUND (EG) due to the persistent spread of COVID-19 that demanded the tightening of restrictions and frequent lockdowns. Yet 2021 was a year of transformation that enabled us to successfully face the challenges that the “new normal” brought upon us. The dedication, hard work, and creativity of the staff enabled EG to reach milestones not only at an organisational level but also at a national level. Welcome to our Annual Report for 2021!
Annual Report 2022
Sri Lanka witnessed a multidimensional crisis compounded by food insecurity, threatened livelihoods, shortages of vital and essential medicines, as well as rising protection concerns. The economic crisis is the worst since Sri Lanka’s independence in 1948 and is having humanitarian consequences for many vulnerable people in the country. Regardless, EQUAL GROUND has strived to achieve its milestones in advocacy. Welcome to our Annual Report 2022!
Police Circular No. 2740/2022
In a historic move, Sri Lanka Police issued a Circular as a result of EQUAL GROUND's case filed in the Court of Appeal - CA/Writ/425/21. This comprehensive Circular prohibits arbitrary arrests or discriminatory actions, harassment against Transgender persons.
EQUALITY
An internationally distributed publication which reaches the LGBTIQ community and allies both at home and abroad. It is a unique, Sri Lankan LGBTIQ interest periodical that serves as a creative platform for the community, informing our readers on the issues facing LGBTIQ persons in our country, and also focusing on health and fitness, tourism, leisure, fashion, and culture.
Research Publications
A report on the documentation and research conducted by EQUAL GROUND from April 2010-June 2011 on violence against LB women in the rural areas
Situation Analysis of the laws affecting LGBTIQ persons in Sri Lanka
Tracking the Stigma and Discrimination faced by LGBTIQ persons in Sri Lanka
Tracking real life issues faced by Transgender persons in Sri Lanka
A pilot study to ascertain the percentage of LGBT persons prevalent in these areas
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer/Questioning (LGBTIQ) population in Sri Lanka are subject to legal, political and social restraints.
EQUAL GROUND believes that mapping LGBTIQ identities anonymously across Sri Lanka would be an effective, safe and nonintrusive method to shed light on the hidden LGBTIQ community and their issues in Sri Lanka.
This study is an exploratory research to ascertain the plight of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer/Questioning (LGBTIQ) employees in Sri Lanka, from the perspectives of employed LGBTIQ persons, as well as organisational management.
This policy brief analyses education and employment policies in Sri Lanka and how they affect the LGBTIQ community in this country.
Despite the protection that the employees receive through our domestic labour laws, or the existing recommendations and conventions given by the International Labour Organisation(ILO) Conventions, there seems to be a lack of knowledge about what these employee rights are,
and what can be done if they are violated.
This booklet is designed to be
used as a quick reference guide for LGBTIQ employees, to help them understand and know their rights in a workplace.
Terminology helps to build bridges and assists in understanding. This guide is to assist us in
understanding the LGBTIQ community in all its diversity. The LGBTIQ community is fluid, colourful, varied and different, but they are very much a part of our society, worldwide. Sri Lanka is no exception. This booklet is a step toward understanding who we are.