Compare LGBT Rights in India & Nigeria

Equality Index ?
61 / 100
5 / 100
Legal Index ?
65 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Varies by Region
Since 1916
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Banned
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
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 onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 2024
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Banned (5-year deferral)
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
N/A
Since 1916
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