The Supreme Court of India decriminalized homosexuality in 2018, in a landmark judgment known as Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India.

Article 15 of the Indian Constitution prohibits discrimination on the grounds of sex, among other grounds.

Shabnam Mausi was the first transgender person to be elected to a state legislature in India, when she won a seat in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 2020.

Tamil Nadu was the first state in India to introduce a transgender policy, in 2008.

Joyita Mondal was the first transgender person to be appointed as a judge in India, when she was appointed as a judge in the West Bengal Judicial Service in 2021.

Kerala was the first state in India to introduce a law to protect the rights of transgender persons, in 2015.

Kamala Jaan was the first transgender person to be elected to the Lok Sabha, when she won a seat in the 2019 general elections.

Tamil Nadu was the first state in India to introduce a policy to provide free sex reassignment surgery to transgender persons, in 2020.

Manabi Bandopadhyay was the first transgender person to be appointed as a police officer in India, when she joined the West Bengal Police in 2015.

Karnataka was the first state in India to introduce a policy to provide reservation for transgender persons in government jobs, in 2017.

Laxmi Narayan Tripathi was the first transgender person to be appointed as a professor in India, when she was appointed as a professor at the University of Hyderabad in 2019.

Maharashtra was the first state in India to introduce a policy to provide free education to transgender persons, in 2015.

Anindita Ray was the first transgender person to be appointed as a member of the National Commission for Women, in 2019.

Andhra Pradesh was the first state in India to introduce a policy to provide free housing to transgender persons, in 2019.

Bhumika Shinde was the first transgender person to be appointed as a member of the Rajya Sabha, in 2020.