The Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana
Asked whether the tourism authorities are pursuing Government policy in relation to promoting LGBTQ tourism, arguing that Sri Lanka should instead emphasize existing attractions such as wildlife, flora, history and heritage. He also questioned whether the politically appointed Chairperson was implementing the Government’s policy framework and, if not, whether any legal action had been taken, raising concerns about unequal enforcement of the law.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, my second supplementary: We are sensitive regarding communities within Sri Lanka. Our concern is not about local persons but about positioning Sri Lanka like Thailand by promoting LGBTQ tourism when we already have wildlife, flora, history and heritage. Also, this Chairperson holds a political appointment by the President. Does he implement the Government’s policy framework or not? If not, has the law been enforced against him? Today we say the law is equal for all, but we see it applied unevenly.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 8 October 2025 ·No. 22594 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 October 2025. No. 22594. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18718