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Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in Tamil Nadu are the most progressive among all states of India. [2] [3] Tamil Nadu was the first state in India to introduce a transgender welfare policy, wherein transgender individuals can access free gender affirmation surgery in government hospitals and various other benefits and rights.
On 17 October 2023, the Supreme Court of India unanimously voted against the legalization of same-sex marriage, but reiterated the rights of LGBTQ citizens under the constitution and empowered parliament or state legislatures to enact their own laws to "meet challenges" faced by the LGBTQ community and regulate rights.
The Chennai Rainbow Pride March has been held by members of Tamil Nadu LGBTIQA+ communities every June since 2009. [1] The pride march is organised under the banner Tamil Nadu Rainbow Coalition (earlier under the banner Chennai Rainbow Coalition until 2013), which is a collective of LGBT individuals, supporters, and organizations working on human rights and healthcare for the LGBTQIA community.
2015: Tamil Nadu LGBTIQ Website cum NEWS portal launched; 2015: Tamil Nadu LGBTIQ organized online campaign for HIV Awareness on 1 December; 2016: Madras High Court questions Centre on abysmal state of LGBT rights in India; 2016: Community gathering, candlelight vigil and press meet leading up to Supreme Court decision on Curative Petition on ...
Category: LGBTQ rights in India by state. 1 language. ... LGBT rights in Tamil Nadu This page was last edited on 23 September 2024, at 18:09 (UTC). ...
2006: March for transgender rights while legislative assembly is in session in Tamil Nadu, organized by Sangama, THAA, SWAM, and other groups. Catalyzed Tamil Nadu government initiatives for transgender welfare. 2006: Suicide by self-immolation of transgender teenager Pandiammal/Pandian, sexually abused by Chennai police. [5]
Tamil Nadu is one of the few states in India where activists have been seeking to attack anti-homosexuality laws at a state level. This is due to the nationalist climate of Tamil Nadu, the State's history of supporting reformation in favor of sexual minorities, and its diverging interpretation of the Hindu Marriage Act.
Participants at Queer Pride Guwahati campaigning for LGBT rights and same-sex marriage, 2021. The Government of Assam has fully complied with the Supreme Court's ruling in Smt. Seema v. Ashwani Kumar by amending the Hindu Marriage Rules, 1961, requiring the registration of all Hindu marriages performed in Assam.