A group of Sri Lankan LGBTIQ+ community representatives met with speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana on 12 February.
The objective of this meeting was to draw the attention of the speaker to the private member’s bill brought in by MP Premnath C. Dolawatte to amend Sections 365 and 365A of the Penal Code.
Moreover, the LGBTIQ+ community representatives and the speaker had a discussion at length regarding the issues faced by the LGBTIQ+ community living in Sri Lanka.
NextGenSL, an all-party youth organization, assisted in organizing this meeting.
Assistant secretary general of parliament Hansa Abeyratne was also present.
(parliament.lk)
