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'''Homosexuality''' is generally considered a taboo subject by both [[India]]n civil society and the [[Government of India]]. Public discussion of homosexuality in India has been inhibited by the fact that sexuality in any form is rarely discussed openly. In recent years, however, attitudes towards homosexuality have shifted slightly. In particular, there have been more depictions and discussions of homosexuality in the Indian news media<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/UN_body_slams_India_on_rights_of_gays/articleshow/2977196.cms UN body slams India on rights of gays The Times of India, 24 April 2008]</ref><ref name="BBC Article">{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4304081.stm|title=Fear and loathing in gay India |publisher=BBC News|accessdate=17 April 2008 | date=17 May 2005}}</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=187403 Why should homosexuality be a crime?] The Times of India, 18 September 2003</ref> and by [[Bollywood]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://media.opencultures.net/queer/|title=Queering Bollywood}}</ref> On 2 July 2009, the [[Delhi High Court]] court decriminalised homosexual intercourse between consenting adults, throughout India,<ref name="Kusum Ingots v 2004">''Kusum Ingots v. Union of India'', (2004) 6 SCC 254: "An order passed on a writ petition questioning the constitutionality of a Parliamentary Act, whether interim or final, keeping in view the provisions contained in Clause (2) of Article 226 of the Constitution of India, will have effect throughout the territory of India subject of course to the applicability of the Act."</ref> where [[Section 377 of the British Indian penal code|Section 377]] of the Indian Penal Code was adjudged to violate the fundamental right to life and liberty and the right to equality as guaranteed by the [[Constitution of India]].<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/03/stories/2009070358010100.htm Delhi High Court strikes down Section 377 of IPC] the Hindu Front Page; Friday, 3 July 2009</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
| Same-sex sexual activity legal
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No(Penalty:Life Imprisonment)]] 
|-
| Equal age of consent
| [[File:X mark.svg|17x17px]] 
|-
| Anti-discrimination laws in employment
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] / [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] 
|-
| Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] 
|-
| Anti-discrimination laws in all other areas (incl. indirect discrimination, hate speech)
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] 
|-
| Same-sex marriages
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|-
| Recognition of same-sex couples
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] 
|-
| Step-child adoption by same-sex couples
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] 
|-
| Joint adoption by same-sex couples
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|-
| Gays and lesbians allowed to serve openly in the military
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] 
|-
| Right to change legal gender
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] (since 2014)
|-
| Access to IVF for lesbians
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] 
|-
| Commercial surrogacy for gay male couples
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] 
|}

== References ==
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[[Category:India]]
[[Category:LGBT rights by country|India]]