Compare LGBT Rights in India & Kazakhstan

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
23 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
11 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Legal, but banned for minors
Since 2020
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2022
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Banned (1-year deferral)
Since 2022
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
Since 1997
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
27% Did not mention homosexuals
73% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
3% Justifiable
71% Not justifiable
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
58% Support
18% Against
Region not surveyed
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
66% Agree
21% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
16% Agree
56% Disagree
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
37% Yes
37% No
Region not surveyed
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
Region not surveyed
7% Favor
89% Oppose
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe)
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
Region not surveyed
7% Yes
85% No
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
2% Justifiable
80% Not justifiable
3% Justifiable
78% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
26% Good place
43% Not a good place
9% Good place
49% Not a good place
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