Compare LGBT Rights in India & Trinidad and Tobago

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
27 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Male illegal, female 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
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
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1947
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Female equal, male N/A
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
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
2% Justifiable
80% Not justifiable
3% Justifiable
84% 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
27% Good place
49% Not a good place
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