- 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 Sikkim 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 Sikkim is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Sikkim, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Sikkim is legal, no restrictions.
Current status
Since Apr 14, 2014
Legal, no restrictions
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Sikkim is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Sikkim is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Nationwide since 2018.
LGBT employment discrimination in Sikkim is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Nationwide since 2018.
LGBT housing discrimination in Sikkim is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Nationwide since 2018.
Intersex infant surgery in Sikkim is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Serving openly in military in Sikkim is legal.
Current status
Since May 20, 1950
Legal
Blood donations by MSMs in Sikkim is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
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Alternative names: Denjong