To commemorate the 2018 International Day Against Homophobia, Trans-phobia & Bi-phobia, EQUAL GROUND will be hosting a discussion around the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity/Expression and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) related UPR recommendations made to the Government of Sri Lanka during the III UPR Cycle in 2017. Our discussion will revolve around the actions that can be taken by GOSL to …

Sri Lanka saw celebrations for IDAHOT on three occasions, with a employee awareness action, a film screening and a forum discussion with EU Delegates. On May 15th the Standard Chartered Bank together with EQUAL GROUND planned an IDAHOT awareness action amongst its employees at their head office in Colombo.  IDAHOT videos will be looped and screened at their canteen from 11am …

Sri Lanka The commemoration of the IDAHOT 2014 in Sri Lanka took place in Colombo on the 19th of May 2014 at the Taj Samudra Hotel. Distinguished guests, including the Ambassadors for the US, Germany, Switzerland and Norway and the High Commissioners of the UK, Australia and Canada attended the 160 + strong event which featured testimonies from the LGBTIQ …

Equal Ground, a notable LGBTIQ organisation in Sri Lanka, will be hosting a campaign for the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia which will consist of a discussion forum and a documentary video.

Activists in Sri Lanka, a country in which LGBT activism is limited by conservative cultural mores and the official outlawing of same sex relationships