Compare LGBT Rights in India & Mali

Equality Index ?
61 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
65 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Banned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2004
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Restricted
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 onlyIllegal
Since 2011
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
Not banned
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
Since 2024
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