- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- N/A
- Housing Discrimination
- N/A
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Suggest Public Opinion Data
Until Nov 30, -0001
Until Nov 30, -0001
History
Homosexual activity in Jammu and Kashmir is legal.
Current status
Since Sep 6, 2018
Since Sep 6, 2018
Legal
Under Indian Laws.
Same-sex marriage in Jammu and Kashmir is unrecognized.
Current status
Since Jun 12, 2020
Since Jun 12, 2020
Unrecognized
Under Indian Laws.
Until Nov 30, -0001
Not legal
In Jammu&Kashmir Gay Marriage is Not Legal
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Jammu and Kashmir is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
Under Indian Laws.
Until Nov 30, -0001
Fine as punishment
In Jammu&Kashmir there is censorship
Right to change legal gender in Jammu and Kashmir is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
In Jammu&Kashmir changing Gender is Illegal
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Jammu and Kashmir is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Jammu and Kashmir is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Full discrimination protections.
LGBT employment discrimination in Jammu and Kashmir is n/a.
Current status
N/A
No discrimination
LGBT housing discrimination in Jammu and Kashmir is n/a.
Current status
N/A
No discrimination.
Same-sex adoption in Jammu and Kashmir is single only.
Current status
Single only
No restrictions.
Serving openly in military in Jammu and Kashmir is legal.
Current status
Since Oct 15, 2015
Since Oct 15, 2015
Legal
Legally nationwide.
Blood donations by MSMs in Jammu and Kashmir is legal.
Current status
Legal
Conversion therapy in Jammu and Kashmir is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Not criminalized anywhere in Indian. However full criminalization pending.
Equal age of consent in Jammu and Kashmir is equal.
Current status
Equal
Legal Rights
65 / 100
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