- 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
- ✔ Banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Same-sex marriage in Tamil Nadu is unrecognized.
Current status
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Tamil Nadu is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Tamil Nadu, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Tamil Nadu is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Legal, surgery not required
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Tamil Nadu is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Tamil Nadu is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Nationwide since 2018.
LGBT employment discrimination in Tamil Nadu is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
nationwide since 2018.
LGBT housing discrimination in Tamil Nadu is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2018
Since Jan 1, 2018
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Only for gender identity and expression.
Same-sex adoption in Tamil Nadu is single only.
Current status
Single only
Serving openly in military in Tamil Nadu is legal.
Current status
Since May 20, 1950
Since May 20, 1950
Legal
Blood donations by MSMs in Tamil Nadu is legal.
Current status
Legal
Conversion therapy in Tamil Nadu is banned.
Current status
Since Jun 8, 2021
Since Jun 8, 2021
Banned
Under a section titled “Physical and Mental Health Professionals”, justice Venkatesh said healthcare professionals should offer support to LGBT+ people “who are facing stigma and discrimination from society”.
However, he also prohibited “any attempt to medically ‘cure’ or change the sexual orientation of LGBTIQA+ people to heterosexual or the gender identity of transgender people to cisgender.”
Justice Venkatesh also ordered the National Medical Commission, the Indian Psychiatric Society and the Rehabilitation Council of India to revoke the licence of any professionals who involve themselves “in any form or method of conversion ‘therapy'”.
However, he also prohibited “any attempt to medically ‘cure’ or change the sexual orientation of LGBTIQA+ people to heterosexual or the gender identity of transgender people to cisgender.”
Justice Venkatesh also ordered the National Medical Commission, the Indian Psychiatric Society and the Rehabilitation Council of India to revoke the licence of any professionals who involve themselves “in any form or method of conversion ‘therapy'”.
Legal Rights
83 / 100
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