This perspective was extended to the media when the press council refused to penalize a newspaper that had published letters attacking lesbians.
[5] The IGLHRC found from a two-year long research project that female "LBT people faced this frequent violence and daily discrimination without any protection from the state".
[8]"As women’s rights activists, we know very well the extent of discrimination and violence suffered by women who dare to remain unmarried, who do not bear children, who bear children outside of marriage, who seek, obtain and assist in abortions, who take responsibility for families and households in the absence of male family members, who wear their hair short, and who otherwise violate gender norms.
Bars and clubs exist that cater exclusively to sexual minorities, including lesbians, but they are far outnumbered by mainstream establishments.
[5] Some nationalist movements promoting Sinhlaese ethnolingustic groups attacked the lesbian community, protesting at major events celebrating homosexuality.
[12] Reports suggest that lesbians feel unable to openly complain about discrimination due to social stigma.