Compare LGBT Rights in India & Turkmenistan

Equality Index ?
61 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
65 / 100
30 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Unrecognized
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipAmbiguous
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 1999
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
Gender identity only
Since 2009
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Legal with restrictions
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2022
Sexual orientation only
Since 2012
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Female equal, male N/A
Since 2014
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