Compare LGBT Rights in India & Taiwan

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
59 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
67 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
51 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Legal
Since 1947
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
Not banned
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Banned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2022
Banned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
Since 1947
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
58% Did not mention homosexuals
42% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
17% Justifiable
41% 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
51% Agree
35% Disagree
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
37% Yes
37% No
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
2% Justifiable
80% Not justifiable
19% Justifiable
35% 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
39% Good place
42% Not a good place
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