Compare LGBT Rights in India & Maldives

Equality Index ?
59 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
61 / 100
18 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
N/A
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