Compare LGBT Rights in India & New Caledonia

Equality Index ?
59 / 100
78 / 100
Legal Index ?
61 / 100
86 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
71 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Legal
Since 1853
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal
Since 2005
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Unknown
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2022
Banned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
Since 1984
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