- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Ambiguous
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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History
Homosexual activity in Maharashtra is legal.
Current status
Legal
Under the 2018 Indian Supreme Court Ruling.
Same-sex marriage in Maharashtra is unrecognized.
Current status
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Maharashtra is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Maharashtra, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Maharashtra is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Maharashtra is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Since 2018.
LGBT employment discrimination in Maharashtra is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018.
LGBT housing discrimination in Maharashtra is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Nationwide.
Same-sex adoption in Maharashtra is single only.
Current status
Single only
Serving openly in military in Maharashtra is legal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2017
Since Jan 1, 2017
Legal
Article 26 of the criminal code just got removed
Blood donations by MSMs in Maharashtra is legal.
Current status
Legal
Conversion therapy in Maharashtra is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Equal age of consent in Maharashtra is equal.
Current status
Equal
Set age of 18 years
Legal Rights
83 / 100
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