Compare LGBT Rights in West Bengal & Uttar Pradesh

Equality Index ?
61 / 100
61 / 100
Legal Index ?
65 / 100
65 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Legal
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Unregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Recognized
Since 2014
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
Gender identity only
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
Gender identity only
Since 2020
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
Varies by Region
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2022
Varies by Region
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
Since 2018
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