Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Unrecognized
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, no restrictions
    Gender-Affirming Care
    Unknown
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    Unknown
    Discrimination
    ✔ Illegal
    Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Housing Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    Unknown
    Conversion Therapy
    Ambiguous
    Age of Consent
    Unknown
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History

Homosexual activity in Andhra Pradesh

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Homosexual activity in Andhra Pradesh is legal.

Current status
Since Sep 6, 2018
Legal under federal India law
In the Supreme Court case of Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India, a five-judge Constitutional Bench overturned the Supreme Court's decision in Suresh Kumar Koushal v. Naz Foundation and decriminalized homosexuality by striking down the provisions of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that deemed sexual acts between consenting adults as a crime.
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Same-sex marriage in Andhra Pradesh

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Same-sex marriage in Andhra Pradesh is unrecognized.

Current status
Unrecognized
Legalization pending.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Andhra Pradesh

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Andhra Pradesh is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Andhra Pradesh, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Andhra Pradesh

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Right to change legal gender in Andhra Pradesh is legal, no restrictions.

Current status
Since Apr 14, 2014
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2017.
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Gender-affirming care in Andhra Pradesh

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Gender-affirming care in Andhra Pradesh is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Andhra Pradesh

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Andhra Pradesh is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Andhra Pradesh

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LGBT discrimination in Andhra Pradesh is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
In all areas.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Andhra Pradesh

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LGBT employment discrimination in Andhra Pradesh is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Nationwide.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Andhra Pradesh

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LGBT housing discrimination in Andhra Pradesh is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Nationwide.
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Same-sex adoption in Andhra Pradesh

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Same-sex adoption in Andhra Pradesh is single only.

Current status
Single only
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Intersex infant surgery in Andhra Pradesh

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Intersex infant surgery in Andhra Pradesh is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Andhra Pradesh

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Serving openly in military in Andhra Pradesh is legal.

Current status
Since May 20, 1950
Legal
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Blood donations by MSMs in Andhra Pradesh

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Blood donations by MSMs in Andhra Pradesh is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Conversion therapy in Andhra Pradesh

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Conversion therapy in Andhra Pradesh is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
Not banned in India. or in this region.
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Until Aug 2022
Ambiguous under federal India law
Since August 2022, the National Medical Council is prohibited from performing conversion therapy's. However, even though they aren't allowed to be performed, it does not mean they are banned.
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Equal age of consent in Andhra Pradesh

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Equal age of consent in Andhra Pradesh is unknown.

Current status
Unknown