Compare LGBT Rights in India & South Sudan

Equality Index ?
61 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
65 / 100
14 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Restricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
Since 2011
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
N/A
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
N/A
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