Compare LGBT Rights in India & Bhutan

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
52 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
54 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
50 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Legal
Since 2021
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsProtected in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Legal
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2022
Unknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
Since 2021
Public Opinion
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
58% Support
18% Against
Region not surveyed
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
66% Agree
21% Disagree
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
37% Yes
37% No
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
2% Justifiable
80% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
26% Good place
43% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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