Compare LGBT Rights in India & Indonesia

Equality Index ?
59 / 100
22 / 100
Legal Index ?
61 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Varies by Region
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Banned
Since 1984
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2008
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1973
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Restricted
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2007
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
Since 2019
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