Compare LGBT Rights in India & Tanzania

Equality Index ?
59 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
61 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
14 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Banned
Since 1971
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1981
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Restricted
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 1998
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
N/A
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