- 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
- Unknown
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Homosexual activity in Gujarat 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 Gujarat is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Gujarat, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Gujarat is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Gujarat is illegal.
Current status
Since Jan 15, 2018
Illegal
Nationwide.
LGBT employment discrimination in Gujarat is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018.
LGBT housing discrimination in Gujarat is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018.
Intersex infant surgery in Gujarat is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Serving openly in military in Gujarat is legal.
Current status
Since Oct 15, 2017
Legal
Blood donations by MSMs in Gujarat is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Conversion therapy in Gujarat is unknown.
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.
Current status
Unknown
Legal Rights
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