- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭Unknown
- 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
- Unknown
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- Unknown
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- Unknown
- Conversion Therapy
- Unknown
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Homosexual activity in Bihar 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.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Bihar is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Bihar, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Bihar is legal, no restrictions.
Current status
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2017.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Bihar is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Bihar is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Since 2018.
LGBT employment discrimination in Bihar is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018.
LGBT housing discrimination in Bihar is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018.
Serving openly in military in Bihar is legal.
Current status
Since Oct 15, 2017
Legal
Equal age of consent in Bihar is equal.
Current status
Equal
Set at age 18 years.
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