Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in India face legal and social difficulties not experienced by non-LGBT persons. Sexual activity between two males is illegal and is punishable by incarceration, while female same-sex activity is not criminalized. However, enforcement is very rare and LGBT pride events are generally tolerated by authorities. While people have been arrested under anti-homosexuality laws, no individual is known to have been convicted of homosexuality in India post-independence. However, Human Rights Watch states that the laws are used by police to harass HIV/AIDS prevention activists, sex workers, men who have sex with men, and other LGBT groups.India does, however, legally recognise Hijras as a gender separate from men or women, making the country one of the few in the world to legally recognise a third gender."@en }
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- LGBT_rights_in_India abstract "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in India face legal and social difficulties not experienced by non-LGBT persons. Sexual activity between two males is illegal and is punishable by incarceration, while female same-sex activity is not criminalized. However, enforcement is very rare and LGBT pride events are generally tolerated by authorities. While people have been arrested under anti-homosexuality laws, no individual is known to have been convicted of homosexuality in India post-independence. However, Human Rights Watch states that the laws are used by police to harass HIV/AIDS prevention activists, sex workers, men who have sex with men, and other LGBT groups.India does, however, legally recognise Hijras as a gender separate from men or women, making the country one of the few in the world to legally recognise a third gender.".
- Q6458013 abstract "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in India face legal and social difficulties not experienced by non-LGBT persons. Sexual activity between two males is illegal and is punishable by incarceration, while female same-sex activity is not criminalized. However, enforcement is very rare and LGBT pride events are generally tolerated by authorities. While people have been arrested under anti-homosexuality laws, no individual is known to have been convicted of homosexuality in India post-independence. However, Human Rights Watch states that the laws are used by police to harass HIV/AIDS prevention activists, sex workers, men who have sex with men, and other LGBT groups.India does, however, legally recognise Hijras as a gender separate from men or women, making the country one of the few in the world to legally recognise a third gender.".