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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. The state was also the first to ban forced sex-selective surgeries on intersex infants,[4][5] and also the first state to include an amendment in its state police guidelines that expects officers to abstain from harassing the LGBTQIA+ community and its members.[6] The state also became the first to ban conversion therapy as well as the first to introduce LGBTQIA+ issues in school curricula.[7]
Same-sex sexual activity has been legal since 2018, following the Supreme Court ruling in Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India. Tamil Nadu is noted as one of the most open states with regards to the LGBT community, particularly transgender people. Nevertheless, reports of discrimination, arranged opposite-sex marriages, bullying, suicides,[8] and family rejections are common. According to an estimate from 2015, about 16,380 people in Tamil Nadu identified themselves as LGBT.[9]
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^"TN brings amendment to punish cops for harassing LGBTQIA+ persons". The News Minute. 17 February 2022.
^"Tamil Nadu: Govt to include LGBTQIA+ issues in school curricula, Aims to work towards inclusivity".
^"Not my fault I was born gay: 19-year-old commits suicide over homophobia". India Today. 9 July 2019. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
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