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LGBT Rights in Maharashtra State

    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

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Homosexual activity in Maharashtra is legal.

Current status
Legal
Under the 2018 Indian Supreme Court Ruling.
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Same-sex marriage in Maharashtra

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Same-sex marriage in Maharashtra is unrecognized.

Current status
Unrecognized
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Maharashtra

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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.
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Right to change legal gender in Maharashtra

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Right to change legal gender in Maharashtra is legal, surgery not required.

Current status
Since Apr 14, 2014
Legal, surgery not required
Surgery not required since 2017. it is preformed in India.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Maharashtra

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Maharashtra is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Maharashtra

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LGBT discrimination in Maharashtra is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Since 2018.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Maharashtra

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LGBT employment discrimination in Maharashtra is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Maharashtra

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LGBT housing discrimination in Maharashtra is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Nationwide.
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Same-sex adoption in Maharashtra

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Same-sex adoption in Maharashtra is single only.

Current status
Single only
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Serving openly in military in Maharashtra

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Serving openly in military in Maharashtra is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2017
Legal
Article 26 of the criminal code just got removed
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Blood donations by MSMs in Maharashtra

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Blood donations by MSMs in Maharashtra is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Conversion therapy in Maharashtra

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Conversion therapy in Maharashtra is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
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Equal age of consent in Maharashtra

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Equal age of consent in Maharashtra is equal.

Current status
Equal
Set age of 18 years
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