- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Discrimination
- Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Ambiguous
History
Homosexual activity in Pondicherry is legal.
Current status
Legal
Ruled unconstitutional by the Indian Supreme Court.
Same-sex marriage in Pondicherry is unrecognized.
Current status
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Pondicherry is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Pondicherry, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Pondicherry is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Since Apr 15, 2014
Since Apr 15, 2014
Legal, surgery not required
LGBT discrimination in Pondicherry is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Since Aug 15, 1949
Since Aug 15, 1949
Illegal in some contexts
Only for gender identity and expression.
LGBT employment discrimination in Pondicherry is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Aug 15, 1949
Since Aug 15, 1949
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Nationwide.
LGBT housing discrimination in Pondicherry is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Aug 15, 1949
Since Aug 15, 1949
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Nationwide.
Homosexuals serving openly in military in Pondicherry is legal.
Current status
Legal
Same sex activity became legal on September 8, 2018.
Same-sex adoption in Pondicherry is single only.
Current status
Single only
Legalization pending.
Equal age of consent in Pondicherry is equal.
Current status
Equal
Set at 18 years.
Blood donations by MSMs in Pondicherry is legal.
Current status
Legal
Conversion therapy in Pondicherry is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
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