Compare LGBT Rights in India & Myanmar

Equality Index ?
61 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
65 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Unrecognized
Since 1886
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2020
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Restricted
Since 1963
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 1886
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
Since 1886
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
Since 1886
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
Unknown
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
N/A
Since 1861
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