As per a survey conducted in 2023, 53 percent of population in India are of the opinion that same-sex marriage should be legal, while 43 percent oppose it. India's Supreme Court recently declined to legalize same-sex marriage while accepting the current government's offer to set up a panel to evaluate and consider granting legal rights and benefits for same-sex couples.
Opinion on legality of same-sex marriage across India in 2023
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Pew Research Center. (June 13, 2023). Opinion on legality of same-sex marriage across India in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/720220/opinion-on-legality-of-being-same-sex-marriage-in-india/
Pew Research Center. "Opinion on legality of same-sex marriage across India in 2023." Chart. June 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/720220/opinion-on-legality-of-being-same-sex-marriage-in-india/
Pew Research Center. (2023). Opinion on legality of same-sex marriage across India in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/720220/opinion-on-legality-of-being-same-sex-marriage-in-india/
Pew Research Center. "Opinion on Legality of Same-sex Marriage across India in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/720220/opinion-on-legality-of-being-same-sex-marriage-in-india/
Pew Research Center, Opinion on legality of same-sex marriage across India in 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/720220/opinion-on-legality-of-being-same-sex-marriage-in-india/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Opinion on legality of same-sex marriage across India in 2023 [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/720220/opinion-on-legality-of-being-same-sex-marriage-in-india/