- 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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Homosexual activity in Sikkim is legal.
Current status
Legal
Under 2018 Indian Supreme Court Ruling.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Sikkim is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Sikkim, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Sikkim is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Since Apr 14, 2014
Since Apr 14, 2014
Legal, surgery not required
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Sikkim is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Sikkim is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Nationwide since 2018.
LGBT employment discrimination in Sikkim is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Nationwide since 2018.
LGBT housing discrimination in Sikkim is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Nationwide since 2018.
Serving openly in military in Sikkim is legal.
Current status
Since May 20, 1950
Since May 20, 1950
Legal
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83 / 100
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