Compare LGBT Rights in Tamil Nadu

Equality Index ?
46 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknown
Hate crime protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2021
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Public Opinion
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