Compare LGBT Rights in India & Saint Lucia

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
17 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Legal
Since 2025
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2021
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
Sexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Unknown
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
Since 2025
Public Opinion
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
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
37% Yes
37% No
Region not surveyed
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
11% Approve
89% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
23% Approve
78% Disapprove
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
2% Justifiable
80% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
26% Good place
43% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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