Compare LGBT Rights in India & North Korea

Equality Index ?
61 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
65 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Legal
Since 1948
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 1948
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Unknown
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2022
Unknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
Since 2009
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