Compare LGBT Rights in India & Russia

Equality Index ?
61 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
65 / 100
30 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Varies by Region
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Banned
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Illegal
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Banned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Not legally recognized
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 1993
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2008
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Varies by Region
Since 1997
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