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LGBT Rights in West Bengal 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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Homosexual activity in West Bengal

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Homosexual activity in West Bengal is legal.

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

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Same-sex marriage in West Bengal is unrecognized.

Current status
Unrecognized
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in West Bengal

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in West Bengal is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In West Bengal, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in West Bengal

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

Current status
Since Apr 14, 2014
Legal, surgery not required
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in West Bengal

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in West Bengal is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in West Bengal

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LGBT discrimination in West Bengal is illegal.

Current status
Since Jan 15, 2018
Illegal
Only for gender identity and expression.
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LGBT employment discrimination in West Bengal

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LGBT employment discrimination in West Bengal is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jan 15, 2018
Sexual orientation and gender identity
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LGBT housing discrimination in West Bengal

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LGBT housing discrimination in West Bengal is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jan 15, 2018
Sexual orientation and gender identity
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Same-sex adoption in West Bengal

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Same-sex adoption in West Bengal is single only.

Current status
Single only
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Serving openly in military in West Bengal

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Serving openly in military in West Bengal is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Blood donations by MSMs in West Bengal

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Blood donations by MSMs in West Bengal is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Conversion therapy in West Bengal

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Conversion therapy in West Bengal is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
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Equal age of consent in West Bengal

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Equal age of consent in West Bengal is equal.

Current status
Equal
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