- 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 Delhi 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 Delhi is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Delhi, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Delhi is legal, no restrictions.
Current status
Since Apr 14, 2014
Legal, no restrictions
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Delhi is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Delhi is illegal.
Current status
Since Aug 15, 1949
Illegal
Nationwide.
LGBT employment discrimination in Delhi is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Aug 15, 1949
Sexual orientation and gender identity
In all areas.
LGBT housing discrimination in Delhi is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Aug 15, 1949
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Nationwide.
Serving openly in military in Delhi is legal.
Current status
Since May 20, 1950
Legal
Nationwide.
Equal age of consent in Delhi is equal.
Current status
Equal
Set age at 18 years.
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