Compare LGBT Rights in India & Vatican City

Equality Index ?
61 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
65 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Legal
Since 1929
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Banned
Since 1929
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipOther punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
N/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
N/A
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyN/A
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
N/A
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
N/A
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
Since 1890
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