LGBT Rights in Karnataka State

    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
    Unknown
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    Unknown
    Conversion Therapy
    Unknown
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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Public Opinion

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Perception of LGBTQ+ People

Survey results from 6 LGBTQ+ Equaldex users who lived in or visited Karnataka.

Overall

Overall

Perceived Safety*

Feel safe being open
Absence of verbal harassment
Absence of threats and violence
*Survey results represent personal perceptions of safety and may not be indicative of current actual conditions.

Equal Treatment

Treatment by peers
Treatment by family
Treatment at work
Treatment at school
Treatment by general public
Treatment by businesses
Treatment by law enforcement
Treatment by religious groups

Visibility & Representation

Inclusion in education
Representation in entertainment
Representation in news
Political support
Out public figures

Culture

Pride/events
Nightlife
Dating life
Interest groups and clubs

Services

Health and wellness
Gender-affirming care
Support and social services
Advocacy and legal

History

Homosexual activity in Karnataka

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Homosexual activity in Karnataka 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 Karnataka

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Same-sex marriage in Karnataka is unrecognized.

Current status
Unrecognized
Under review in the supreme court.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Karnataka

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Karnataka is no censorship.

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

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Right to change legal gender in Karnataka is legal, no restrictions.

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

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Gender-affirming care in Karnataka is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Karnataka

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Karnataka is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Karnataka

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LGBT discrimination in Karnataka is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
since 2018.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Karnataka

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LGBT employment discrimination in Karnataka is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Karnataka

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LGBT housing discrimination in Karnataka is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
since 2018.
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Same-sex adoption in Karnataka

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Same-sex adoption in Karnataka is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Intersex infant surgery in Karnataka

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Intersex infant surgery in Karnataka is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Karnataka

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Serving openly in military in Karnataka is legal.

Current status
Since Oct 15, 2017
Legal
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Blood donations by MSMs in Karnataka

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Blood donations by MSMs in Karnataka is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Conversion therapy in Karnataka

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Conversion therapy in Karnataka 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.
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Current status
Unknown

Equal age of consent in Karnataka

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Equal age of consent in Karnataka is equal.

Current status
Equal
Age of consent is 18 years.
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