Compare LGBT Rights in Jammu and Kashmir & Lakshadweep

Equality Index ?
61 / 100
78 / 100
Legal Index ?
61 / 100
78 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Legal
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2020
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal
Since 1949
LGBT employment discriminationN/ASexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1949
LGBT housing discriminationN/ASexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1949
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2015
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentUnknownUnknown
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